I can’t begin to think of any similar scenario in American history?
The Cuban Missile Crisis was possibly more potentially dangerous but there were mainly sane personalities in control. MAD worked on that occasion.
Now we have 2 men playing the biggest poker bluff in history.
I’m guessing the only way to rid America of him in the event of him ordering a first strike is effectively a military coup. That itself is the stuff of nightmares.
He’s been president for what, 6 months? The world was having a petty tough time before he came along now it seems a relative golden age.
Even if this crisis is resolved (how I have no idea with the current leaders involved) Trump seems intent on bringing America/ the world to perpetual crisis.
I honestly think he would willingly consign thousands, potentially massively more, to death.
To save face.
Meanwhile his time is spent ranting at sports stars making a perfectly valid and peaceful protest.
How did we get here??