# Where does Trump's military adventurism stop? What are the consequences of that to the US?

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**Created:** [January 3, 2026, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-trumps-military-adventurism-stop-what-are-the-consequences-of-that-to-the-us/1026315 "2026-01-03T19:26:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2026, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-trumps-military-adventurism-stop-what-are-the-consequences-of-that-to-the-us/1026315/121 "2026-01-07T04:07:00Z")

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> [@Aeschines](#):
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> Pretty much any countries that could use them, have them.

_All_ of them could use them. It’s just that it’s becoming more and more obvious that _not_ having them is a national death sentence, sooner or later.

Eventually everyone will have them, either because they made or acquired some, or have been conquered and absorbed by those who _already_ have them.

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**Author:** ![Aeschines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aeschines/32/16251_2.png) [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2026, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-trumps-military-adventurism-stop-what-are-the-consequences-of-that-to-the-us/1026315/122 "2026-01-07T04:18:13Z")

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Not really. It becomes a liability for a small country to have them if they are perceived for that reason to be a threat by a bigger power, which takes over the smaller power to eliminate the threat. Etc. etc.

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**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2026, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-trumps-military-adventurism-stop-what-are-the-consequences-of-that-to-the-us/1026315/123 "2026-01-07T04:26:14Z")

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> [@Aeschines](#):
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> It becomes a liability for a small country to have them if they are perceived for that reason to be a threat by a bigger power, which takes over the smaller power to eliminate the threat.

It _also_ becomes a liability for a small country to not have them when wars of conquest & genocide are regaining popularity and respectability. If they _aren’t_ a threat, then they are a target.

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**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2026, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-trumps-military-adventurism-stop-what-are-the-consequences-of-that-to-the-us/1026315/124 "2026-01-07T05:26:55Z")

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> [@Der\_Trihs](#):
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> It _also_ becomes a liability for a small country to not have them when wars of conquest & genocide are regaining popularity and respectability.

What? Are you suggesting a connection between non-proliferation and the post WWII colonial wars?  
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