Showing posts with label Nuclear War. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nuclear War. Show all posts

August 4, 2016

9 Terrifying Things Donald Trump Has Publicly Said About Nuclear Weapons

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2016/08/04/3804985/7-terrifying-things-donald-trump-publicly-said-nuclear-weapons/
"Trump said he might use nuclear weapons and questioned why we would make them if we wouldn’t use them"

Weekly Standard Writer Slams Trump Over Report That He Might Consider Nuclear First Strike

http://mediamatters.org/blog/2016/08/03/weekly-standard-writer-slams-trump-over-report-he-might-consider-nuclear-first-strike/212159
"Noonan’s nuclear expertise stems from his U.S. Air Force service, including work as a missile-launch officer at a nuclear silo in Wyoming. Noonan wondered if Trump understands “how F’ing dangerous” his foreign policy stances are, hit the nominee for “undoing 6 decades of proven deterrence theory,” and lamented the position of officers down the chain of command who are “[w]ondering if they’ll soon answer to a madman"."

Trump Asked Three Times in an Hour Security Briefing Why We Can't Just Use Nuclear Weapons @alternet

Trump Asked Three Times in an Hour Security Briefing Why We Can't Just Use Nuclear Weapons @alternet:

"While General Hayden was explaining to the Morning Joe crew why he wouldn't vote for Trump, Joe dropped a bombshell about Trump and nuclear weapons."

Solemn Responsibility: Donald Trump, National Security, Nuclear Weapons and Power

#LoserDonald: Why Don't We Use Nukes?

This ‘Morning Joe’ Discussion About Trump And Nuclear Weapons Is Terrifying

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2016/08/03/3804589/scarborough-donald-trump-nuclear-weapons-msnbc/
"Asked which people in the national security community are advising Trump, Hayden said, “No one.” And in response to a question about what steps might stand in the way of Trump using nukes if he’s elected president, Hayden said, “The system is designed for speed and decisiveness. It’s not designed to debate the decision.” Despite characterizing nukes as “the single biggest problem we face,” Trump has had a hard time articulating a coherent nuclear weapons strategy. He’s suggested he’s not a fan of the nonproliferation strategy the United States has successfully pursued for the last three decades. Asked about the possibility of using nuclear weapons in Europe, Trump said he’s “not going to take it off the table"."

June 4, 2013

Eve of Destruction (or How to Destroy a Planet Without Really Trying) | Common Dreams

Eve of Destruction (or How to Destroy a Planet Without Really Trying) | Common Dreams
"For the first time in the history of the human species, we have clearly developed the capacity to destroy ourselves.  That’s been true since 1945.  It’s now being finally recognized that there are more long-term processes like environmental destruction leading in the same direction, maybe not to total destruction, but at least to the destruction of the capacity for a decent existence.
And there are other dangers like pandemics, which have to do with globalization and interaction.  So there are processes underway and institutions right in place, like nuclear weapons systems, which could lead to a serious blow to, or maybe the termination of, an organized existence."