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    [–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

    Eh, it might be "poor journalism" but it's DEFINITELY A NUKE if you know anything about them. A very small yield, very modern device. Moreover, you can call it "poor journalism" as much as you want, veterans as a group don't lack expertise and training to recognize nukes.

    Small nukes have already been used in the Ukraine, Yemen, China and now Lebanon. And probably NYC.

    [–]RasputinsDong 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

    Why was it "DEFINITELY A NUKE"? I'm genuinely wondering what evidence brings you to that conclusion?

    [–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

    Lots of studying. No single telltale demonstrates it. But taken together, the subtle clues paint one picture, and one picture only. Most of these people replying to me like "you moron it's fertilizer, not nuclear you imbecile, where's the flash / fallout / EMP / whatever." know only what they've "learned" from the nuke tests from the 1950s.

    Nukes are vastly different than they were back then. They can almost pass for a conventional explosion, especially when disguised by smoke from pre-existing fires.

    But no, I'm not going to give you a bunch of separate points for us to argue endlessly over, and allow trolls to derail the discussion and ensure it all amounts to nothing. Thanks, but nope.

    These guys think I'm the one who's deluded into seeing nukes where they aren't. But such is not the case, it is the contrary: they have been trained to think that nukes are megaton explosions only, with all the 1950s pyrotechnics, SPECIFICALLY so that they won't recognize modern nukes. But I'm here and I'm educating as best I can.

    [–]RasputinsDong 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

    You're not educating anyone though. I asked for some evidence, and you specifically say you wont provide what you see as irrefutable evidence of a nuclear explosion, but then say you're here to educate. Well, then educate me because I'm genuinely curious. I dont disbelieve you, I dont think you're deluded, I am genuinely curious. PM them to me or something if you dont want to post them here, but dont just disengage from a conversation because some people might not have an open mind. If not, then whatever.

    [–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

    OK we can do it in private, provided you clearly state on here in public your agreement to keep the entirety of what we discuss, private.

    [–]RasputinsDong 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

    Sure, I will keep everything communicated between us private.

    [–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    RasputinsDong 1 insightful - 0 fun - 9 minutes ago

    Sure, I will keep everything communicated between us private.

    OK let's take it up in PMs then.

    [–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

    Told you it's a nuke.

    [–]BVKJHHJGJHGCJHGFJGFJ 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

    i am wearing a mask, i am ready for nuclear war.

    [–][deleted]  (1 child)

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      [–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

      Proves my point.

      [–]StBlops2cel_is_Lord 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

      Trump did NOT confirm this, lol

      [–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

      Well he CALLED it an attack, so whatever.

      [–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

      What, nobody's got anything to say about this? This is a pretty freaking huge story, no?