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BumRushDaShow

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20. "What's to stop Trump from using a nuclear weapon"

Reply to nwliberalkiwi (Reply #19)

Fri Apr 3, 2026, 07:58 AM

Apr 3

Anybody associated with actually deploying one. There is no "push the button from the 'nuclear football' and it happens" thing. There is a whole process involved with the people (necessarily including approvals and checks and balances), who would carry such an order out.

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Just a little Question nwliberalkiwi Apr 3 #19

"What's to stop Trump from using a nuclear weapon" BumRushDaShow Apr 3 #20

I am guessing those checks and balances would disappear just like all the rest of travelingthrulife Apr 3 #21

The one "check" BumRushDaShow Apr 3 #22