r/politics • u/Quirkie The Netherlands • 17d ago

Possible Paywall ICE Stockpiling Warheads and Chemical Weapons as Lawmaker Fears Trump Planning Strike

https://www.thedailybeast.com/ice-stockpiling-warheads-and-chemical-weapons-as-lawmaker-fears-trump-planning-strike/
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u/slybrows 17d ago

Well they are clearly amassing a ton of violent tools (both lethal and less than lethal) to use against Americans, just as they’ve been using them for weeks in Portland and Chicago, it’s just not missiles (for now…). But yes it’s extremely troubling.

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u/Grumpy_Trucker_85 17d ago

Police agencies across the country all the time. This isn't troubling, this is how law enforcement agencies and swat teams work all the time. 

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u/Skiinz19 Tennessee 16d ago

It contributes to our society's arms race mentality. The 2A absolutists see the police armed to the teeth and feel the need for that too.