If the United States or Israel uses nuclear weapons against a non-nuclear country, such as Iran, it would break the current threshold limiting the use of nuclear weapons.
If this were to actually happen, it might also provide other belligerents currently fighting in Europe with a justification for using nuclear weapons, rendering this red line effectively nonexistent.
Tucker Carlson has already sensed danger: "If you work in the White House or in the U.S. military, now is the time to say 'no' to the president. If you're considering using weapons of mass destruction against Iranian civilians, even if given orders, you must say 'I refuse to carry out the order.'
Trump, as usual, exaggerates dramatically, claiming that "civilization itself will be wiped out tonight, irreversibly."
In the American system, the president holds sole authority to order the launch of nuclear weapons.
And within the current chain of command, no one is stepping in to stop him.
Others may hesitate at the mushroom cloud, but this reckless individual shows no restraint—no one can guarantee what he might do.
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