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From what I remember on stories at the time, there were at

Posted on: August 3, 2016 at 10:15:35 CT
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least a couple of reasons for refusing to make that pledge.

One, was the generals wanted to keep options open for using tactical nukes under certain hopefully very unlikely scenarios.

Another was to keep others on the defensive, not knowing what we would do, or how we would react... perhaps some situation like the Cuban Missile Crisis, or just to keep other countries from deciding to push their luck on some issue or another.
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Trump asks "why can't we use nukes?" during briefing - TigerJackSwartz MU - 8/3 09:44:08
     Different link - MIZZOU_FANATIC MU - 8/3 10:06:43
          the most interesting thing is Joe sat on it for 3 months - SuperTone MU - 8/3 09:55:48
     Would nuking someone earn Trumpy - mizzoumurfkc MU - 8/3 09:49:34
          No. But I bet the someone wouldn't do it again. - GA Tiger MU - 8/3 09:50:29
               Ha Truer - mizzoumurfkc MU - 8/3 09:58:38
     If we don't at least make people think we'd use them, - GA Tiger MU - 8/3 09:49:16
          Because they are built for defensive purposes. - DC Jayhawk KU - 8/3 09:51:40
               The U.S. has repeatedly refused to state upfront that they - JeffB MU - 8/3 10:02:35
                    Yes, - DC Jayhawk KU - 8/3 10:08:10
                         From what I remember on stories at the time, there were at - JeffB MU - 8/3 10:15:35
                              Personally, - DC Jayhawk KU - 8/3 10:21:42
               My ass. Ever hear of WWII?(nm) - GA Tiger MU - 8/3 09:54:47
                    In WWII, only the US has 'em. Now about everyone - TigerJackSwartz MU - 8/3 09:58:36
                         Yes. So?(nm) - GA Tiger MU - 8/3 10:01:47
                    Yes, - DC Jayhawk KU - 8/3 09:57:22
                         Possibly. But since the first attack would undoubtedly - GA Tiger MU - 8/3 10:01:31
               you didn't refute his point.(nm) - SuperTone MU - 8/3 09:54:12
                    My intent was not to refute. - DC Jayhawk KU - 8/3 09:56:06
                         Then you failed. You gave no reason why I'm wrong. - GA Tiger MU - 8/3 09:58:45
                         explain why GA was right?(nm) - SuperTone MU - 8/3 09:56:44
                    Simply because he can't. But then the left - GA Tiger MU - 8/3 09:55:27
     why can't we? - Ragnar Danneskjold MU - 8/3 09:47:43
          Mass genocide isn't particularly moral.(nm) - jeepdad MU - 8/3 09:56:03
     why can't we?(nm) - tigerinhogtown STL - 8/3 09:45:33
     What a laughriot this guy is(nm) - raskolnikov MU - 8/3 09:44:45
     that has already been debunked. - SuperTone MU - 8/3 09:44:41
          Debunked by who? Not that I put much stock - jeepdad MU - 8/3 09:47:57
               Trump's campaign.(nm) - SuperTone MU - 8/3 09:53:15
                    Oh, right.(nm) - jeepdad MU - 8/3 09:54:19
                         HuffPo... oh, right.(nm) - TigerMatt MU - 8/3 09:57:16
          link? (nm) - TigerJackSwartz MU - 8/3 09:45:44




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