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sinkingfeeling

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38. Which 'other countries' are testing nukes?

Reply to LudwigPastorius (Original post)

Thu Oct 30, 2025, 07:43 AM

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Trump orders Pentagon to begin testing nuclear weapons 'immediately' [View all] LudwigPastorius 15 hrs ago OP

Because it's hurricane season Diraven 15 hrs ago #1

It's just his next distraction from... llmart 15 hrs ago #2

Well, the distraction of tearing down the East Wing colorado_ufo 13 hrs ago #20

The demo was the easy part. ChazInAz 35 min ago #41

BINGO!!! littlemissmartypants 12 hrs ago #28

Lil Mushroom wants to see a big one. C_U_L8R 15 hrs ago #3

If they do this popsdenver 13 hrs ago #26

Sit right here mr pResident. BidenRocks 15 hrs ago #4

The Dead Zone "The Missiles Are Flying" sheshe2 14 hrs ago #5

This clip has seemed applicable both times he's been in office, Bayard 14 hrs ago #8

I agree he is insane enough to do it... sheshe2 14 hrs ago #13

YES vapor2 14 hrs ago #17

He is insane popsdenver 13 hrs ago #25

Simple. It is the only weapon we can make where we are not 100% dependent Bluetus 14 hrs ago #6

Yeah right, Kegsbreath - that's who I want in charge of this task. yellow dahlia 14 hrs ago #7

Of all the mean, cruel, idiotic things this sh*t has done, this one scares me the most. slightlv 14 hrs ago #9

I think there's a bunch of us in that same hole you're in, right now. calimary 12 hrs ago #29

Shutdown Mrsfiddlegirl 14 hrs ago #10

Trump has been salivating over nuking something it's a foregone conclusion the only wild card is what or who Blues Heron 14 hrs ago #11

Someone needs to get the nuclear codes away from this menace. nt Blasphemer 14 hrs ago #12

X1000 yorkster 14 hrs ago #14

I may be wrong but I thought Congress passed a bill during his first term limiting his ability Marie Marie 14 hrs ago #16

But he is blowing up boats off Venezuela without the permission of congress so....... vapor2 35 min ago #40

Unfortunately, I think he's fired every combatant commander who would stop him. LudwigPastorius 13 hrs ago #21

This message was self-deleted by its author LiberalLoner 14 hrs ago #15

Um; this is too much purr-rat beauty 14 hrs ago #18

I would guess that Putin amerikat 13 hrs ago #19

Dipstick Donnie does not seem to get the part about radio-active fallout. waterwatcher123 13 hrs ago #22

Same reason Old Crank 13 hrs ago #23

By bombing Iran, he has invited other countries to bomb us. Jimi du Ranty 6 hrs ago #37

In his first term, Trump mused, "What good are nuclear weapons if they are not used?" John1956PA 13 hrs ago #24

Gee, it's not like we stopped testing in 1992 to pave the way for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test Ban Treaty.... pat_k 12 hrs ago #27

Unfortunately, the Republican leadership at the time... littlemissmartypants 12 hrs ago #30

Oh god. Of course. But every president since Clinton signed it has observed the moratorium. pat_k 12 hrs ago #31

Trent Lott worked for Russian interests after he retired. littlemissmartypants 11 hrs ago #32

I think I blocked out the national shame of that failure to ratify. pat_k 11 hrs ago #34

It really is a national shame, pat_k. ❤️ littlemissmartypants 11 hrs ago #35

And actually the treaty has origins back to the end of WWII. littlemissmartypants 11 hrs ago #33

"Testing" for what, exactly? Everyone knows we have them. Grokenstein 9 hrs ago #36

Which 'other countries' are testing nukes? sinkingfeeling 5 hrs ago #38

This is an accident waiting to happen mdbl 3 hrs ago #39

PLZ HELP! I am in panic mode vapor2 31 min ago #42