BUILDING YOUR NUCLEAR BOMB SHELTER

Trump: U.S. must 'greatly strengthen' nuclear capability

On Twitter, Donald Trump on Thursday abruptly called for the U.S. to "greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability" until the rest of the world "comes to its senses" regarding nuclear weapons.

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  President-elect Donald Trump did not expand on the actions he wants the U.S. to take or on the issues he sees around the world.
  
  

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  Phyllis Carter  - ASK YOUR PARENTS WHAT IT WAS LIKE WHEN THEY WERE TAUGHT TO HIDE UNDER THEIR SCHOOL DESKS IN THE EVENT OF A NUCLEAR ATTACK. THOSE WOODEN DESKS WERE MAGIC AGAINST RADIATION AND NUCLEAR FIRE. 
  
  ASK THE SURVIVORS OF HIROSHIMA IF THEIR WOODEN DESKS HELPED. 
  
  PEOPLE IN AMERICA WERE BUILDING BOMB SHELTERS IN THEIR BASEMENTS. POOR FOOLS. HOW MANY FAMILY MEMBERS AND NEIGHBOURS COULD THEY SQUEEZE INTO THOSE BOXES?
  
  AND HOW MUCH FOOD AND WATER AND TOILET PAPER WOULD LAST FOR HALF A NUCLEAR LIFETIME?