https://www.newsweek.com/david-sacks-trump-administration-israel-nuclear-escalation-iran-war-11678063>David Sacks, President Donald Trump’s czar for artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency, warned of Israel contemplating using a nuclear weapon in the Iran War.>During an appearance on the podcast All In, Sacks spoke about the “risks” of an “escalatory approach” in the conflict. “Israel could get seriously destroyed,” he said, before adding, “And then you have to worry about Israel escalating the war by contemplating using a nuclear weapon.”>Newsweek has contacted the White House, the Pentagon and the office of the Israeli prime minister outside of normal business hours for comment via email.Why It Matters>Conflict has spread across the Middle East and is continuing to intensify, after the U.S and Israel launched wide-ranging strikes on Iran, and killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. >The fallout has been immediate and far-reaching, from civilian and military casualties to travellers being stranded and oil prices skyrocketing.>Trump has sent mixed signals about the scope and planned duration of the conflict. On Wednesday, he told supporters in Hebron, Kentucky, that the conflict was effectively over almost as soon as it began. “We won, in the first hour it was over, but we won,” the president said, before adding, “We don’t want to leave early, do we? We’ve got to finish the job.">With Americans divided along party lines and the majority of polls showing opposition to be higher than support, Sacks's remarks come at a moment when tensions are high, and his candid comments about the war and the possibility of nuclear strikes could prompt concern from many in response.
What To Know >Speaking on the podcast, Sacks said: “This is a good time to declare victory and get out, and that is clearly what the markets would like to see.”>He then said that there is a “faction of people,” largely in the Republican Party, who want the war to escalate. “I just want to lay out, I think, some of the risks of what an escalatory approach could entail,” he said.>He then speaks about the risk to oil and gas infrastructure, as well as water infrastructure and access for neighbouring countries, and the potential of continued retaliation from Iran to the Gulf states if their oil is hit or impacted.>Sacks then spoke about the conflict's impact on Israel. “It’s hard to know exactly how much damage Israel is taking right now,” he said.>“We’re only two weeks into this. If this war continues for weeks or months, then Israel could just be destroyed,” he said.>On the contemplation of using a nuclear weapon, he said it would be “truly catastrophic,” adding that there are “a lot of really frightening scenarios about where escalation could lead.”>The remarks have widely circulated online and prompted a concerned response.
What People Are Saying>Tom Wright, a contributing writer at The Atlantic, in a post on X viewed over a million times: “Jaw dropping comments on the Iran war by the Trump administration’s AI czar David Sacks earlier today on the All In podcast. Warns a faction is trying to get Trump to escalate in Iran, says it could render the Gulf uninhabitable and Israeli nuclear use.”>Bonchie, a writer for Red State, in a post on X: “David Sacks is basically Douglas Macgregor, but with a slightly better facade. He's on like his 18th prediction of world war and nuclear usage at this point. Almost none of what he says here is based in reality regarding Iran's actual capabilities, nor those of the U.S.”>Dr Andreas Krieg, an author and academic, in a post on X: “When the choice is between a nuclear strike and a diplomatic offramp in a war you cannot win, I think the choice is clear. The international community has to stand united against the US and Israel to stop this madness
It's later than you think 12 am.....Oopsie..I forgot about the leap second...to keep atomic time aligned with Earth's rotation, a "leap second" is added, meaning a minute can sometimes have 61 seconds (e.g., 23:59:60)
If there's someone who is going to launch nukes, it's this group of assholes.
IRAN AND ISRAEL WILL BE NUKED AND WE WILL FINALLY HAVE PEACE
They're not going to go nuclear over this. I mean come on, conventional power alone has crippled Iran to the point that all they can do is throw around a few pissy little drones.
There's a reason AI stands for "Armed Idiot." It's funny how far the system will go to undermine our free will.
>>1497752The fact that launching a nuke would be unprecedented, unnecessary, and profoundly stupid tells me that Trump will do just that. He LOVES that "Nobody but me could do this!" shit, even when that's because it's an obviously terrible idea and nobody else is dumb enough to do so.
>>1497770I think he wants to use nukes just so he can see them actually being used before he dies
>>1497717Israel should be pre-emptively nuked to achieve world peace.
GOOD. IF ISRAEL USES A NUKE IT WILL SET THE STANDARD THAT THEY CAN BE NUKED TOO. I WILL TRADE DEAD IRAN FOR DEAD ISRAEL EVERYTIME I SEE THIS AS AN ABSOLUTE WIN
>>1497717This is the first time an American government official has confirmed the existence of Israeli nuclear arsenal
>>1498064Oh lol that's right, I forgot.It's actually illegal for US public employees to confirm the existence of Israel's nuclear program. They stole a bunch of nuclear material from the US too. >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_affair>The Apollo affair or NUMEC affair was a 1965 incident in which a US company, NUMEC, in the Pittsburgh suburbs of Apollo and Parks Township, Pennsylvania, was investigated for losing 200–600 pounds (91–272 kg) of highly enriched uranium, with suspicions that it had gone to Israel's nuclear weapons program. Berg Witz Baum SteinEvery single fucking time.
>>1498067get over it nazi
>>1498069>don't want to get drafted and die in nuclear hellfire for Israel? you must be a nazi!Thanks for the input Mr. Levin.
>>1498067Goddamnit the history of Israel makes me want to buy a "Greatests Ally" t-shirt. Truly our greatest fucking ally.And leftfags are finally on board with Hiltler and by next week they'll be saying "National Socialism was alway left wing!!!:.
>>1498075no one is on board with hitler outside this site you're in a nazi echo chamber you dumbass
>>1498077Is it next week already? I'll give you a Heil in advance and see you next week my fellow Nazi bro.
>>1498071There's no draft, silly Nazi. We all laugh at you.
>>1498082>Trump decides to invade a country with 90m people and three times as much landmass because muh nuclear weapons>unironically not denying the possibility of a draftYou're getting drafted, pretty sure.
>>1498086If there was ever a conflict that needed that many men, it would be an existential conflict for America and there would be too many volunteers to need a draft.America isn't Russia, we don't win with meatwave attacks, we nuke you from orbit. Our technology does the job for us and it only requires a handful of us to actually do anything.There will never be another draft in America because no one is stupid enough to threaten America and even if they ever did they wouldn't be allowed to threaten us twice. We would end them.
>>1498075Zionist Israel is an ethno-nationalist state along the same lines as Nazi Germany. Nazis support Israel and they always have, Hitler himself wanted to deport the Jews to a Jewish homeland
>>1498094When did America last win a war?
>>1498102No one cares what Nazis support they will never be in power again. The world is getting more colorful every day the silly Nazis already lost and their defeat is permanent all that's left are angry cosplayers who are good for a chuckle but nothing else
>>1498102Zionists support global antisemitism because it encourages all Jews to move to Israel
>>1498094You're saying a lot of shit that is contingent on US leadership acting in a coherent and logical manner, despite the fact that they already bombed Iran and that the cost of commuting will soon outstrip the wages of many Americans.
>>1498105The Zionists are the same as the Nazis they’re just a different ethnicity. They are both ethno-nationalists
>>1498104you will never be american, esl shill
>>1498108Silly nazi, no one believes your tired old lies. You are just a joke hehe
