The Pentagon is reportedly drafting a new nuclear strategy that’s expected to emphasize the use of tactical nuclear weapons to give the president more “options” in a potential nuclear conflict. The strategy, first reported by NBC News, is being drafted by the Pentagon’s policy chief, Elbridge Colby, who has for more than a decade called […]


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  • PRIMEcavitationfetishist@quokk.au
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    19 hours ago

    Do you want to almost certainly get shot trying to kill one of these bastards, or almost certainly die in the aftermath of the nukes coming in?

    Totally hypothetical lol.

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      14 hours ago

      The problem is that it’s more like have a close to 100% chance of having your life and did ruined by standing up to them versus probably getting by like everybody else does if you don’t.

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    21 hours ago

    North Korea also did this recently. They will now use nukes in response to leadership assassinations or kidnappings.

    The US might be working that into the equation.