1 Person, 1 Button, 15 Minutes: Absolute Authority to End the World

This is why I was on edge during Trump’s previous term… and why he cannot be allowed in the White House again.

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https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/03/07/opinion/nuclear-weapons-president.html?unlocked_article_code=1.bk0.bnTS.97zgLlcpHrV2&smid=url-share

#war #nuclear #bomb #nuclearweapons #president #15minutes

thanks @joyce_donahue@diasp.org

Opinion | The Danger of the President’s Nuclear Powers

In the United States, it’s up to one person to decide whether the world becomes engulfed in nuclear war.

People would rather be electrically shocked than left alone with their thoughts

https://www.science.org/content/article/people-would-rather-be-electrically-shocked-left-alone-their-thoughts
#science #humans #people #shock #alone #15minutes #6minutes #hyperaction