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Trump ask for 10X Nuclear Arsenal Increase Prompted "Moron" Comment
Posted on 10/11/17 at 8:11 am
Posted on 10/11/17 at 8:11 am
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President Donald Trump wasn't happy with the steady decrease in the US stockpile of nuclear weapons since the 1960s.
So, over the summer, he asked instead for a tenfold increase in the US's nuclear weapons, NBC News reported on Wednesday, adding that the request startled his advisers and was followed soon after with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson calling him a "moron."
Upon seeing a briefing that charted the huge decline in the number of US nuclear weapons, NBC News said, citing three anonymous officials, Trump asked the military officials present to expand the arsenal to nearly 10 times its current size.
Business Insider
What do you think happens in a meeting like this where Trump comes off with some outrageously stupid shite? I imagine people cutting their eyes at eachother and everyone shifting their weight with grave looks on their face. Maybe some facepalms.
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Posted on 10/11/17 at 8:13 am to AUbused
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citing three anonymous officials
Hmmmmmm
Posted on 10/11/17 at 8:16 am to AUbused
What do you think happens when you believe the establishment's -the same establishment that hasn't accomplished jack shite on foreign policy- leaked, stupid shite?...
Posted on 10/11/17 at 8:17 am to AUbused
Muh sauces
Posted on 10/11/17 at 8:18 am to AUbused
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President Donald Trump wasn't happy with the steady decrease in the US stockpile of nuclear weapons since the 1960s.
Nor am I.
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Trump asked the military officials present to expand the arsenal to nearly 10 times its current size
Why is this unreasonable?
Posted on 10/11/17 at 8:23 am to udtiger
quote:Even if this leak is true, -which is debatable- it's not unreasonable.
Why is this unreasonable?
Why would it ever be unreasonable for our President to want our United States to be number one in all categories of defense?
Posted on 10/11/17 at 8:30 am to AUbused
he just needs to use more MOABs if he wants to get more toys
Posted on 10/11/17 at 8:30 am to AUbused
Ask for 10 times, negotiate to 5 times. That's how you wheel and deal.
Posted on 10/11/17 at 8:32 am to AUbused
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(President) Trump asked the military officials present to expand the arsenal to nearly 10 times its current size.
Posted on 10/11/17 at 8:37 am to AUbused
I don't blame Rex.
Posted on 10/11/17 at 8:39 am to AUbused
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NBC News cites three unnamed “officials familiar with the incident” to report that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson referred to President Donald Trump as a “moron” at a July 20 Pentagon meeting. Tillerson is said to have been contemplating resignation at the time.
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The July 20 meeting came a day after a meeting in the White House Situation Room on Afghanistan policy where Trump rattled his national security advisers by suggesting he might fire the top U.S. commander of the war and comparing the decision-making process on troop levels to the renovation of a high-end New York restaurant, according to participants in the meeting.
Hmmmmmmm.............seems fake news is fake news, they can't make up their minds on what he said or where he said it.
Posted on 10/11/17 at 8:43 am to AUbused
Or its a nudge to China and Russia that if you want to help Iran and NK's Nuke programs then we will bury you in building more Nukes of better accuracy and yield.
Posted on 10/11/17 at 8:44 am to udtiger
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quote:
Trump asked the military officials present to expand the arsenal to nearly 10 times its current size
Why is this unreasonable?
:facepalm:
Posted on 10/11/17 at 8:45 am to udtiger
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President Donald Trump wasn't happy with the steady decrease in the US stockpile of nuclear weapons since the 1960s.
quote:According to the Federation of American Scientists, we still have 6800 nuclear warheads, with 1800 deployed, 2200 on reserve, and 4000 stockpiled.
Nor am I.
Status of World Nuclear Forces
And obviously with MOAB, we have other non- weapons that are powerful regardless.
But when we are talking numbers in the thousands, unless there are strategic deployment needs for deterrent purposes, what practical difference does a larger arsenal have, unless we're preparing for some extraterrestrial threat?
Posted on 10/11/17 at 8:47 am to udtiger
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Why is this unreasonable?
It could break agreements we have with Russia and others not to expand our arsenals (agreements that have been bipartisan for a long time). I don't know all the details or specifics of such treaties or if they're even technically treaties, but I know we have been involved with such agreements since the fall of the Soviets.
Of course, neither the U.S. or Russia are ever going to give up all the weapons, so I am not sure such treaties are anything but political theater.
Posted on 10/11/17 at 8:47 am to buckeye_vol
AND.... Trump responds.
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Donald J. Trump?Verified account @realDonaldTrump 1m1 minute ago Fake @NBCNews made up a story that I wanted a "tenfold" increase in our U.S. nuclear arsenal. Pure fiction, made up to demean. NBC = CNN!
This post was edited on 10/11/17 at 8:48 am
Posted on 10/11/17 at 8:51 am to flyAU
Classic Trump melt confirms the story.
Posted on 10/11/17 at 8:52 am to Knight of Old
quote:Because if it is costly but makes no substantive difference, then I would prefer (wishful thinking) we didn't waste money for some symbolic victory that most people won't even know about. It's like buying magnum condoms and using that as proof of one's size.
Why would it ever be unreasonable for our President to want our United States to be number one in all categories of defense?
Posted on 10/11/17 at 8:53 am to bonhoeffer45
Confirms that "being a CNN" will be a thing moving forward 
Posted on 10/11/17 at 8:54 am to buckeye_vol
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then I would prefer (wishful thinking) we didn't waste money for some symbolic victory
Obamacare sez "heeey".
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