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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsU.N. Warns Trump May Be 7 Months Away From Acquiring Nuclear Weapons
NEW YORKAccording to an alarming new global risk report published Tuesday by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump may be just seven months away from acquiring nuclear weapons. A year ago, the threat didnt seem great enough to warrant serious concern, but at this moment, a nuclear-capable Trump is now a very real and very imminent possibility, said UNODA high representative Kim Won-soo, adding that the agencys current projections showed Trump potentially procuring nuclear weapons, as well as advanced ballistic missile technology, as early as January of next year. The longer we wait to act, the closer he comes to obtaining a nuclear arsenal.
Read the rest at The Onion, lol
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U.N. Warns Trump May Be 7 Months Away From Acquiring Nuclear Weapons (Original Post)
BootinUp
Jun 2016
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MariaThinks
(2,495 posts)1. that's a pretty scary thought.
Eugene
(61,891 posts)2. It's getting harder all the time to separate satire from what really can happen.
President Trump is a really scary thought.
longship
(40,416 posts)3. The Onion is a real treasure!
R&K
procon
(15,805 posts)4. Trump will soon start getting Intelligence Briefings as the Republican nominee.
The thought of Trump gaining access to highly sensitive information is horrifying, he has no filter. Can he keep his mouth shut, or will he spill American secrets? Maybe Obama should consider canceling the traditional pre-election briefings to the nominees.
LeftishBrit
(41,205 posts)5. That thought scares me!