Trump pressing the button? Is he that far gone?

[Twilight Hue]

Wow is all I can say....

Live updates: House looks to impeachment vote, Pelosi discusses nuclear codes

Would Trump do something like that with a mentality that if he can't be president, nobody will?

Anyways I think Pelosi is a bit extreme minded here but besides, there is more than one person required to activate a nuclear strike as far as I know, I'm assuming military and additional high ranking officials are also needed and Trump can't do it himself alone.

Its not like there is a nuke button by his bed.


What do you think?

 

[sun rise]

Its not like there is a nuke button by his bed.

It's called the "nuclear football" Nuclear briefcase - Wikipedia discusses what happens if the 'button is pushed'.

 

[Twilight Hue]

It's called the "nuclear football" Nuclear briefcase - Wikipedia discusses what happens if the 'button is pushed'.

Interesting part from the wiki .....

Notably, Major Harold Hering was discharged from the Air Force in late 1973 for asking the question "How can I know that an order I receive to launch my missiles came from a sane president?" [17]

 

[JustGeorge]

Has there been any indication he's planning on doing something like that?

 

[kiwimac]

While the decision to launch nukes would be discussed , in the final, LEGAL case it is the President's decision alone which is worrisome.

 

[Twilight Hue]

Has there been any indication he's planning on doing something like that?

It's Pelosi's apparent assumption/speculation here as per the news story.

I'm wagering its to explore all possibilities and to just put it out there.

 

[fantome profane]

I am more worried about him inciting more violence. I am worried that we may see acts of stochastic terrorism coming from the Present of the United States. That he can encourage terrorism by promising and giving pardons.

 

[Revoltingest]

Some useful info....
Here's how easy it is for the US president to launch a nuclear weapon

 

[metis]

What do you think?

Per Pelosi's inquiry today, the Pentagon said that a president cannot by themselves order a nuclear strike, but they obviously didn't give any details.

 

[Twilight Hue]

 

[sun rise]

I'm not really concerned about him starting a nuclear war. Telling the military to attack Iran? I don't think so but would not put a lot of money on the table to backup my bet.

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

Wow is all I can say....

No, you could repudiate your past support of a pernicious regime.

 

[Callisto]

Wow is all I can say....

Live updates: House looks to impeachment vote, Pelosi discusses nuclear codes

Would Trump do something like that with a mentality that if he can't be president, nobody will?

Anyways I think Pelosi is a bit extreme minded here but besides, there is more than one person required to activate a nuclear strike as far as I know, I'm assuming military and additional high ranking officials are also needed and Trump can't do it himself alone.

Its not like there is a nuke button by his bed.


What do you think?

I think it unlikely. Trump is at his core a complete coward and his m.o. has always been to have others do his dirty work - from lawyer "fixers" like Cohn to Cohen to his simpleton domestic terrorists attacking the Capitol Building. That way if whatever scam or coup he's attempting fails, he has others to throw under the bus and claim he didn't personally do anything. He's disinclined to do anything if he can't deny personal responsibility.

 

[exchemist]

Wow is all I can say....

Live updates: House looks to impeachment vote, Pelosi discusses nuclear codes

Would Trump do something like that with a mentality that if he can't be president, nobody will?

Anyways I think Pelosi is a bit extreme minded here but besides, there is more than one person required to activate a nuclear strike as far as I know, I'm assuming military and additional high ranking officials are also needed and Trump can't do it himself alone.

Its not like there is a nuke button by his bed.


What do you think?

I think this is Pelosi pointing out the guy is unstable, perhaps in a slightly theatrical way, to get the 25th Amendment on the table. A president who can incite an insurrection, against the result of an election that did not go his way, must be considered a danger to the state. So she has a point, I think, even if he is not likely to try to trigger a nuclear armageddon.

I assume what she was seeking confirmation of is that, even if Trump were to press his red button, nothing would happen because the other guy with a red button would not be pressing his.

 

[Dave Watchman]

Would Trump do something like that with a mentality that if he can't be president, nobody will?

No.

If he was going to do something like that, he would have done it already.

Anyways I think Pelosi is a bit extreme minded here but besides, there is more than one person required to activate a nuclear strike as far as I know, I'm assuming military and additional high ranking officials are also needed and Trump can't do it himself alone.

She might still be mad that her laptop got stolen during the "insurrection".

And the insurrection guys had their picture taken sitting at her desk.

But I doubt it.

There could be an even bigger reason why they want Trump gone before inauguration day.

Its not like there is a nuke button by his bed.

That would be the least of my worries.

What do you think?

I think Trump was our last chance.

Trump is the last Trump.

After his "peaceful transition" speech on the 6th, he got on air force one and flew to a military base in Texas.

His planned trip to Camp David was cancelled.

It looks like the account of the guy who tracked him is cancelled, but you can try this:

https://twitter.com/CodeMonkeyZ/status/1347033944512872453/photo/1

Or cached image:

 

[exchemist]

No.

If he was going to do something like that, he would have done it already.



She might still be mad that her laptop got stolen during the "insurrection".

And the insurrection guys had their picture taken sitting at her desk.

But I doubt it.

There could be an even bigger reason why they want Trump gone before inauguration day.



That would be the least of my worries.



I think Trump was our last chance.

Trump is the last Trump.

After his "peaceful transition" speech on the 6th, he got on air force one and flew to a military base in Texas.

His planned trip to Camp David was cancelled.

It looks like the account of the guy who tracked him is cancelled, but you can try this:

https://twitter.com/CodeMonkeyZ/status/1347033944512872453/photo/1

Or cached image:

Barking.

 

[fantome profane]

I think Trump was our last chance.

Last chance for what???

 

[exchemist]

No ... don't be ridiculous. Trump is puppet and so is Biden. They do what they're told.

Puppet of whom, or what?

 

[Quetzal]

Wow is all I can say....

Live updates: House looks to impeachment vote, Pelosi discusses nuclear codes

Would Trump do something like that with a mentality that if he can't be president, nobody will?

Anyways I think Pelosi is a bit extreme minded here but besides, there is more than one person required to activate a nuclear strike as far as I know, I'm assuming military and additional high ranking officials are also needed and Trump can't do it himself alone.

Its not like there is a nuke button by his bed.


What do you think?

I don't think so, but my expectations are often undercut.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Would Trump do something like that with a mentality that if he can't be president, nobody will?

It won't happen, and I'm confident saying it can't happen. He doesn't have absolute authority over the military, and it's just incredibly doubtful military leaders will stand by a nuclear attack.
However, should Trump start making the case why it should happen to a horde of screaming amd derangement supporters before him, that is where things can get bad.