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In reply to the discussion: I think Trump is going to drop a nuke. [View all]AverageOldGuy
(3,717 posts)If he does nuke Iran, even with just one small nuke, who could retaliate with a nuke on the White House -- not Iran, only Russia or China could do so -- at least that's what I think -- anyone else? And would they?
My daughter lives on Capitol Hill, less than one straight line mile from the White House, basically ground zero. So she's toast. Literally.
We are in the DC suburbs in Northern Virginia, about 30-33 straight line miles from ground zero. The blast won't get us, however, we will die of radiation sickness within a few days.
Have I finally lost what's left of my 81-yr-old mind thinking about this? Survived a year in the bush in Vietnam in what seemed like a gunfight damn near every day, just to end up in the rubble caused by a madman?
I guess it was a waste to update our wills as we did a couple of months ago -- no one will be around to probate them.