alt Hacker NewsIt is so rich hearing that America can attack anybody, but godforbid an attack on the "homeland" is an unforgivable act that will invoke nukes immediately.
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account42 • today at 8:51 AM
That's the whole point of having nukes - so others won't attack you.
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unethical_ban • today at 7:13 AM
No one said nukes, that a giant leap even from the most crazy non nuclear attack.
No one said the US is acting smartly, either, but it should not be surprising that the US would react harshly to a neighbor sending rockets.
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ozim • today at 7:17 AM
It is so rich you assume an account created in 2013 having no karma is indeed American.
Don’t forget this is the internet where 12 year old girls turn out to be 40 yo men.
That's how nukes work. When it comes to nuclear weapons, the world is divided into haves and have-nots. Anyone lacking effective nuclear response can be steamrolled by those who do with total impunity.
The USA has been attacked before but it has never been invaded and forced to fight a war on its own soil against foreign enemies. It's possible that they unconsciously believe war is something they bring to others, never something others bring to them. It's impossible to predict how traumatizing it would be for them if that belief is proven wrong. They could absolutely reach for nuclear weapons if that threshold is reached.