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US has no 'dead man's switch' to attack Iran if it kills Trump

President Donald Trump says he's ordered the U.S. military to destroy Iran if he were to be assassinated. His aim is to deter Tehran with threats of overwhelming retaliation should it try to make good on threats to kill him. But there's no automatic system th…

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US has no 'dead man's switch' to attack Iran if it kills Trump

President Donald Trump says he's ordered the U.S. military to destroy Iran if he were to be assassinated. His aim is to deter Tehran with threats of overwhelming retaliation should it try to make good on threats to kill him. But there's no automatic system th…

WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump is suggesting he has left standing orders for the U.S. military to destroy Iran at levels theyve never seen before if Tehran follows through on its long-standin…

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