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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIf Putin lobbed a bunch of nuclear missiles at us, would Trump authorize a response?
Is a question I never thought I'd have to ask about a US president.
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If Putin lobbed a bunch of nuclear missiles at us, would Trump authorize a response? (Original Post)
ProfessorPlum
Jul 2018
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sfwriter
(3,032 posts)1. Did they land in blue states and miss his golf courses?
If so, then no. He would not see a problem.
Pantagruel
(2,580 posts)2. Would it matter?
We won't be around to savor any revenge, in fact, no one will be.
denbot
(9,894 posts)3. Our Boomers would be, and they will avenge us.
Trump would not respond, and I know in my heart of hearts one of the Joint Chiefs will draw the short straw, and cap that fing traitor.
A message will go out, and our Trident equipped fleet will rain hell upon the transgressors.
Turbineguy
(37,212 posts)4. No.
It would be part of normalizing relations.
liberalmuse
(18,670 posts)5. I had my first apocalyptic dream in 40 years last night.
So it's back to duck and cover again. If it played out like my dream, he wouldn't have time to do jack shit.