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D_Master81

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30. If crazy people with nukes would instantly use them

Reply to OGBuzz (Original post)

Sun May 17, 2026, 09:02 AM

9 hrs ago

Why has North Korea never nuked South Korea? By their logic as soon as NK got one SK would be a goner yet here we are.

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I am sick of Trump apologists always using the same bullshit nuclear argument. [View all] OGBuzz Yesterday OP

Reminds me of W Bush defenders. Midnight Writer Yesterday #1

Saddam was a terrible man but he was also a sworn enemy of Al-Qaeda. Al-Qaeda gave rise to ISIS. Bush skipped the... OGBuzz Yesterday #4

Another Point On That ProfessorGAC Yesterday #6

For the same reasons I don't believe that Iran has any interest in attacking the U.S., or Europe, or..... OGBuzz Yesterday #11

As To Russia... ProfessorGAC Yesterday #12

Their conventional military weakness is on full display in Ukraine. OGBuzz Yesterday #14

Worry Is Reasonable ProfessorGAC Yesterday #17

Iran has freely admitted that they are enriching uranium well beyond Melon Yesterday #2

It will be Donald or Bibi who will set off the nukes. OGBuzz Yesterday #5

Trump withdrew the United States from the Iran nuclear agreement. Emile Yesterday #10

Trump is shit. Iran should not posses nuclear weapons. Melon Yesterday #15

London! Riyadh!! Then what happens? dpibel 22 hrs ago #18

They simply did not and were not enriching it to 90%. Eko 17 hrs ago #22

So your stance is that the enrichment to 60% is for what exactly? To scare other nations that Melon 16 hrs ago #23

Jeeze. Eko 16 hrs ago #25

I think Iran would use a nuclear weapon for defensive purposes like other countries that have nuclear weapons AZProgressive 9 hrs ago #31

YES Skittles Yesterday #3

And you know he's been thinking about it.... OGBuzz Yesterday #8

Get the minuteman missile out of your eye before you pluck the drone out of their eye Whip-poor-will Yesterday #7

If Iran had a nuke, none of this would be happening. BlueTsunami2018 Yesterday #9

"Little Rocket Man" over in North Korea agrees 100%. It's all about deterrence. OGBuzz Yesterday #13

It's a kind of Faustian Bargain Disaffected Yesterday #16

We have gone through this same song and dance when a country we don't like gets a nuke indusurb 22 hrs ago #19

100% OGBuzz 22 hrs ago #20

It amazes me dpibel 22 hrs ago #21

Several Iranian backed terrorist groups have used suicide bombings as a primary tactical tool Melon 16 hrs ago #24

The Ayatollah's never sacrifice themselves 303squadron 15 hrs ago #26

Just google "settler attacks" to find the equivalent. Eko 13 hrs ago #28

It is one thing to use suicide bombers, an entirely different thing to commit to killing your entire country. indusurb 9 hrs ago #29

Trump withdrew the United States from the Iran nuclear agreement. Emile 14 hrs ago #27

If crazy people with nukes would instantly use them D_Master81 9 hrs ago #30

It turns out the Strait was more important Johonny 8 hrs ago #32