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77. He definitely wants to be the one to push the button.

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 05:06 AM

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I think Trump is going to drop a nuke. [View all] Coventina Sunday OP

I think you are right. ananda Sunday #1

Careful what you put out into the universe. It has a way of manifesting itself. PeaceWave Sunday #2

So it's my fault if he does it? Coventina Sunday #3

Yeah ABC123Easy Sunday #22

There's no Powerball drawing on Sundays AZ8theist Sunday #33

Let's put it to the test. Everybody wish for Easy to win tomorrow! Marcuse Sunday #48

Wishing is a silly waste of time..... AZ8theist Yesterday #74

He already said he wants to, it's not exactly a big secret. The guy is batshit, hates the world, and has the codes. Blues Heron Sunday #4

Sardanapalus syndrome. n/t Coventina Sunday #6

If He Did That Might Give Putin Cover in Ukraine n/t ForeGoneLegsBirne Sunday #39

They'll be going off like popcorn at that point Blues Heron Sunday #47

My thinking is popsdenver 23 hrs ago #106

Hiroshima and Nagasaki didn't become uninhabitable. Crunchy Frog 21 hrs ago #113

I would think the ones used on Japan popsdenver 21 hrs ago #115

Ionizing radiation doesn't care about borders Soul_of_Wit 20 hrs ago #116

Hey S o W popsdenver 20 hrs ago #125

15-21 kilotons. joho260 19 hrs ago #129

Yes, off by a factor 0f 1,000 (n/m) Soul_of_Wit 1 hr ago #136

Yes, if he does I'm pretty sure that Putin will drop nukes on Ukraine.😭 Crunchy Frog 21 hrs ago #112

Yes, he has the codes, but setting off a nuke is wnylib Yesterday #75

wrong Whip-poor-will Yesterday #78

Is there anyone around him Bettie Yesterday #88

I honestly think that... Shipwack 23 hrs ago #108

I put in to the universe SocialDemocrat61 Sunday #38

Anyone popsdenver 23 hrs ago #107

Yeah but it would still be funny. SocialDemocrat61 21 hrs ago #111

I put into the universe that he would die when he got Covid in 2020. Didn't work. Crunchy Frog 21 hrs ago #114

It's pretty selective, wouldn't you say? RussBLib Yesterday #69

It also has a consistent habit of disappearing its assertions Torchlight Yesterday #86

If that were true mercuryblues Yesterday #98

Get rid of trump. Nuke him instead. .... I am being facitious but thai whats in my dream. Trueblue1968 20 hrs ago #124

Recommended. H2O Man Sunday #5

I agree. n/t LuckyCharms Sunday #7

Yes he can and will ! kimbutgar Sunday #8

If Hegseth gets his way Diraven Sunday #9

Don't Forget That Hegseth Believes His Ideas Are ORDAINED! n/t ForeGoneLegsBirne Sunday #43

I could see him using a tactical nuke JBTaurus83 Sunday #10

I am thinking the same and they will spin it Cosmocat Sunday #23

Only Thing Slowing Him Is No 8K Cameras Mounted On the Fighters... YET! n/t ForeGoneLegsBirne Sunday #45

I hope that such a possible event never occurs. Dan Sunday #11

India/Pakistan JBTaurus83 Sunday #18

Don't Forget That Vlad Has Plenty of Current Tactical Stock 4 Ukraine n/t ForeGoneLegsBirne Sunday #49

They are no where near 'Tactical'... SonOfNebanaube Yesterday #90

If he does it will be his downfall. gab13by13 Sunday #12

if he tries to institute a draft, mopinko Sunday #41

The Longer This Man Is Our President The More Often This Scene Applies! ForeGoneLegsBirne Sunday #51

If he were to do it, it would be the downfall of us all peggysue2 Sunday #50

All the more bdamomma Yesterday #95

Should he do so, he and his gangsters shall all find themselves riding a tiger they can never dismount: struggle4progress Sunday #13

It's not them I'm worried about. It's the rest of us. BadgerMom Yesterday #65

Or maybe no matter how crazy they are, there are evenually enough non-crazies to checkmate them struggle4progress Yesterday #67

Crimson Tide ending struggle4progress Sunday #14

Can We Enter Movie Reality & Emergency Appoint... ForeGoneLegsBirne Sunday #55

Leslie Nielsen's dead... regnaD kciN Sunday #63

At Least HE'D Be Convincing in the Role! n/t ForeGoneLegsBirne Yesterday #79

Fiction is also a way of thinking through the possibilities struggle4progress Sunday #64

After Venezuelan boat bombings, I heard Frank Drebin's voice: "Luckily, they turned out to be drug dealers." betsuni Yesterday #72

Fuck yeah! ABC123Easy Yesterday #94

How about Martin Sheen Oppaloopa 20 hrs ago #126

Thanks to Republicans.... Blue Owl Sunday #15

He serves as the lightning rod tonekat Sunday #61

My guess is that there are a lot of them who are or wanna be doing the same thing.... CTyankee Yesterday #96

Dear God don't even think that thought. pnwest Sunday #16

Charter of the International Military Tribunal struggle4progress Sunday #17

How long have they been out of existence? mahatmakanejeeves Sunday #20

It's an international precedent struggle4progress Sunday #21

Vasily Arkhipov struggle4progress Sunday #19

Thank you for the reminder. niyad Sunday #36

Never heard of him - Thanks for sharing. Dan Sunday #44

There is no Plan B after a nuclear bomb. BarbD Sunday #24

Right you are, and I believe the other Repukes realize that FakeNoose Sunday #32

That's Held Us for 80 Years.. Fingers Crossed That It Holds ForeGoneLegsBirne Sunday #58

If he gets that special feeling. milestogo Sunday #25

Every single person who ever voted for him or failed to vote against him will be culpable. RockRaven Sunday #26

I really hope you are wrong. At the least, I hope someone stops him. Jim__ Sunday #27

His big barfy bunker isn't done yet oldtime dfl_er Sunday #28

I think it is a distinct possibility, and I am horrified. We all need to be calling our Congresscritters ms liberty Sunday #29

Ominous signs. FalloutShelter Sunday #30

Not a chance. Groundhawg Sunday #31

Based on? niyad Sunday #35

Hey, don't give up! Another Jackalope Sunday #42

Yeah. I'm trying to remind myself of that, EVERY day. calimary Yesterday #66

I keep thinking of a speech given by Dr. Helen Caldicott (Physicians niyad Sunday #34

I predicted this very thing to a co-worker last week. Laffy Kat Sunday #37

It's the ultimate expression of power. YodaMom2 Sunday #40

I used to entertain a small (VERRRRRRRY SMALL) ray of hope based niyad Sunday #46

There is a related comment and thread right here on DU AverageOldGuy Sunday #52

BBC: Donald Trump's nuclear fixation - from the 1980s to now* IcyPeas Sunday #53

Certain Fundie Christians think this war is going to usher in the Second Coming of Christ neverforget Sunday #54

...And There's a LOT More Where They Came From.. ForeGoneLegsBirne Yesterday #80

They're in for the shock of their lives, if that's any comfort. Crunchy Frog 20 hrs ago #118

I guess one big question is: AverageOldGuy Sunday #56

Are you asking if China or Russia want to commit suicide to help Iran? I am guessing not EX500rider 23 hrs ago #109

I don't believe that they would hit us in retaliation. They both know they'd be wiped off the face of the Earth. Crunchy Frog 20 hrs ago #120

Sadly, I had the very same thought.... ashredux Sunday #57

Fuck me. LudwigPastorius Sunday #59

I don't think he will.... Bayard Sunday #60

He'll send ground troops first. iemanja Sunday #62

I thought you wrote "dropping a duke" like BigmanPigman Yesterday #68

No one ForgedCrank Yesterday #70

So reassuring! dpibel Yesterday #71

not until whatever is under the ball room is complete. rampartd Yesterday #73

I'm sure that he has other bunkers available to him. If he's going to do it he won't wait on the ballroom. Crunchy Frog 20 hrs ago #121

Trump: "Just a little one . . . . . " no_hypocrisy Yesterday #76

He definitely wants to be the one to push the button. live love laugh Yesterday #77

Turn the desert to glass. Historic NY Yesterday #81

I really bdamomma Yesterday #82

Putin might actually feel like he'd benefit from it. He might see it as freeing him to nuke Ukraine. Crunchy Frog 20 hrs ago #122

Crap bdamomma 17 hrs ago #133

It's not impossible Renew Deal Yesterday #83

That's what Bibi and Bonesaw want, too. Kid Berwyn Yesterday #84

I don't think he will. MineralMan Yesterday #85

It's quite likely Bibi has the same itch... ananda Yesterday #89

Trump might encourage Bibi to do it. MineralMan Yesterday #91

Bibi's aleady doing the heavy work across the ME.. ananda Yesterday #92

Wouldn't surprise me at this point in his mental devolution Torchlight Yesterday #87

I Won't Diminish Your Concern ProfessorGAC Yesterday #93

I'd bet he wants to, but hopefully someone will convince him not to. lark Yesterday #97

But it will be a "small" one... kentuck Yesterday #99

If they don't, and soon, we're all screwed. Joinfortmill Yesterday #100

nope NoRethugFriends Yesterday #101

Congress had a chance to get a handle on this CanonRay Yesterday #102

Prevailing Winds JPK Yesterday #103

Same occurred to me recently BaronChocula Yesterday #104

I agree.While he is playing mighty man with his toy soldiers... pandr32 23 hrs ago #105

He's certainly crazy enough to attempt as much, but I doubt an order to do would be obeyed. NNadir 22 hrs ago #110

I agree Quanto Magnus 20 hrs ago #117

SAD part is here we are, thinking this. NEVER before have i had these thoughts. but bluestarone 20 hrs ago #119

He'll never win the Nobel Peace Prize if he does that. Crunchy Frog 20 hrs ago #123

This is terrifying but nothing he has done so far contradicts this prediction. He is obsessed with power and Pisces 19 hrs ago #127

Jaded enid602 19 hrs ago #128

That really opens up the gates to Russia and China using theirs IronLionZion 19 hrs ago #130

Truthfully, I can't believe that he hasn't done it already. Orrex 18 hrs ago #131

This is the reason I'm not sleeping at night! JustKay 18 hrs ago #132

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE NO-WHAT CAN WE DO?!!?!! CommonHumanity 17 hrs ago #134

Coventina.......... Upthevibe 17 hrs ago #135