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One thing that I've never seen discussed is the notion that the incident to break the 75-year "not nuking anybody" streak the world has been on could well be a

One thing that I've never seen discussed is the notion that the incident to break the 75-year "not nuking anybody" streak the world has been on could well be a civil war in a nuclear state, in which the side in control of the notional military apparatus sees no other way our of losing.

torstenvl 5y ago
Luckily, people like Eric Swalwell - the Congressman who proposed using nuclear weapons against Americans who resist gun confiscation - are few and far between.
- munk-a 5y ago
  ... In a tweet, that was pretty clearly a troll[1]. It's important to clarify that he never seriously proposed the measure. 1. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/eric-swalwell-gun-owners-nukes/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/eric-swalwell-gun-owners-n...
  - lupire 5y ago
    Of course he didn't "propose" it. There is nothing to propose until the war starts.