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[–] Corvidae@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Is nuclear war winnable? I've been led to believe it is not: MAD.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Yes, everyone will die, but right-wing ideologues are not smart enough to look this far ahead.

Oh, it’s worse and weirder than that. More than a few hardcore evangelicals are excited by the prospect, because they think it’s going to be the literal biblical Rapture, and that they’ll be Saved.

That’s not a joke or a sarcastic comment. It’s completely serious.

We ignore the insanity of these theocratic fascists at our peril.

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

WWII was technically a nuclear war. So yes, a nuclear war is winnable, if only one side has nuclear weapons.

But anyway this guy is an idiot. A nuclear strike on Iran would still be stupid even when they don't have nuclear weapons (yet).