The Korea Times
“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.” — Donald Trump, April 7, 2026 Too often, we sip our morning coffee while reading a bizarre Truth Social post by President Trump, often posted between midnight and dawn. His missives inevitably become grist for that evening’s late-night shows. The jokes can be funny, yet in the light of day, the realities are anything but. Because threats to destroy a civilization, made by the man with the sole authority to order the use of America’s nuclear arsenal, are not easily explained away as some “madman” negotiating ploy. They are more than unhinged. They are reckless. And we are less safe when nothing stands between a reckless president and a nuclear weapon. It is not the juvenile images of the president as a “Star Wars” Mandalorian or Rambo-like warrior that should most concern us. It is the state of mind of the president in those moments. Because under the procedures for ordering the use of nuclear weapons, any president — including this president — does not need to consult any other official before
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