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Even as a leftist, this is an insane take. Iran is a fascist theocracy who believes in perfect immortality through death in service of faith. There is no M.A.D deterrence with a state like Iran because they don’t believe they’ll be truly destroyed.
they deserve to have them at this point
34 upvotes, 5 comments. Sidechat image post by Anonymous in US Politics. "they deserve to have them at this point"
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Anonymous 16h

Hard disagree. They’re willing to throw their people under the bus but not themselves. Building impenetrable bunkers even by our standards and a durable chain of command designed to last forever and decentralize is not a suicidal actor’s behavior

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Anonymous 15h

mate we have Christian nationalist white supremacists in control of our nuclear arsenal, and they have a ww3-prepping group of billionaires majorly backing them financially and politically. I don’t think mutually assured destruction is that applicable for the United States anymore (and we’re still the only nation to ever use a nuclear weapon against another nation)

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Anonymous 14h

Evangelical Christian nationalists in government literally believe we need to bring about the end times in order to trigger the rapture. This country is run by equally as insane religious psychos

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 16h

What they want is deterrence, not some suicidal nuclear blitz on the Middle East that would guarantee their own ends. Religion has always been a means, not an end

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 16h

It’s less so that the leaders themselves wouldn’t do it, but the people they put in charge of said nuclear bombs. How many do you think would hesitate like the many times during the Cold War that could’ve started nuclear Armageddon

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 16h

We busted their bunkers tho

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 16h

We didn’t, the supreme leader got popped only when he decided to have an above ground meeting in his public office. Places like pickaxe mountain remain untouched

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 13h

Oh don’t worry, I don’t think the U.S. should have nukes either. I am all full for nuclear dearmorment of all nations

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