Just want to get some perspective on what people think of the American reaction. I’m NOT asking if it will happen. I’m asking what do you think Americans will do, if anything if this happens. Do you think people will just not care or protest on the streets?

Edit: What would your reaction would be? (even if not American)

  • boonhet@sopuli.xyz
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    9 hours ago

    Will they though? Israel certainly wants us to think Iran is 2 weeks away from developing nuclear weapons… But does Iran actually have nukes? I suspect the CIA and/or Mossad might know if anyone outside of Iran’s leadership does. But given that there was a treaty between the US and Iran till Trump decided to break it and neither Obama nor Biden had any issue with Iran (after said deal by Obama), I suspect that Iran might even have been upholding its end of the deal until Trump’s shenanigans.

    Neither Russia nor China will nuke the US on Iran’s behalf. China would never do a nuclear first strike against US and Putin would likely only do it (and potentially be overridden by officers with consciences) if he sees he’s going to be deposed for fucking up with the war in Ukraine in which case he might decide to just destroy the entire world. Or he might not, who the fuck knows. But I doubt he’d do it just for Iran’s sake.

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      6 hours ago

      I ain’t saying Iran is gonna retaliate with nukes.

      I’m more worried it’ll cause a chain reaction to which nukes are uses by other nuclear powered nations freely. Eventually leading to nukes flying to us.

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        3 hours ago

        Yeah still not going to happen tbh, everyone’s gonna chicken out when it comes to nuking a country that has its own nukes

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        7 hours ago

        Oh for sure, Trump would love to nuke Iran. I hope it doesn’t happen, but there’s no guarantees with him.

        I’m just saying that the potential for fallback on Americans on US soil is… minimal.