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I am starting to think that it is inevitable. I thought that I would be older before something like this happened, but it seems like it can happen now.

No, not at all. Even though I live near San Diego, I am not even worried in the slightest about North Korea hitting us with anything. I'm more worried about earthquakes.

Nope. Not worried at all. Maybe it's because I've been so desensitized to the whole NOrth Korea thing. I'm Korean and go back frequently, and my entire extended family is there. No one there really pays much attention to it for the most part. I think it's because it's been going on for so long.

I kind of assumed Trump would get us into nuclear war since the election. I'm not doing anything though. What can you do? Like PP, I'm much more concerned about earthquakes.

My husband said this kept him up all night Saturday night.

I don't worry about it too much because for one it'll just make me crazy. And two, nuclear war means assured mutual destruction.

I think it's a real risk - when you read about the nuclear program in the 60s and 70s, it's nothing short of a miracle that humanity is still here. But I don't worry about it more than I worry about anything else: car accidents, cancer, natural disasters, the list basically goes on and on, which is all the more reason to try to live fully today. In reality there's not much that you can do in the event that it happens. If you feel like worrying about this is making you miserable, I would definitely recommend seeing a therapist. Not because you're crazy to worry - you're not at all - but just because the anxiety sucks.

It concerns me but doesn't keep me awake at night

Like others, I find trump to be a fantastically moronic idiot. I have little doubt he's going to keep poking the bear. I'm pretty sure he even enjoys the idea of taking our country to war. '"Merrrica! Look what I did! I didn't back down! I am stronger than you! People will remember me forever". I kinda imagine that's the song playing in his head. He relishes in the rally cry of his supporters and wants to go down as the best leader of the realm, as if it's a competition.
Unfortunately I think someone will act but I think the majority of casualties will be felt by both north and South Korea.

I go through phases of being fascinated and horrified. The DPRK has a long history of brinkmanship and provocation, so much of this is not new. I remember studying this stuff back in college more than 15 years ago. Sure, technology has improved and Twitter helps magnify the level of anxiety, but it seems like the most worrisome change is that instead of one unhinged leader there are now two unhinged leaders playing a childish tit for tat game.

The one good thing about Trump is that he's very good at identifying people's weaknesses and using them against them. He's like a human attack dog. Maybe he's got some kind of plan with his statements. Problem is, if that plan is to provoke NK into striking first and then the US holding China to their promise to stay out of it... that means NK lands a strike on the US before they're destroyed, and likely casualties on both sides of the Korean border. Frankly though, not sure if anyone has a better plan under the circumstances. I'm doubtful that being diplomatic would have saved the situation - Obama was quite diplomatic and used the standard containment strategy, and all it got us was Kim Jong Un with an H-Bomb.

I'm not really preparing. I work an hour away from the day cares in the center of the city by public transit, so if anything happens my best hope is that DH will be able to make it to the kids with his slightly easier commute, or that the day care ladies will adopt the LOs.

I just bought a wind-up radio I'm also worried, but not enough to plan seriously. I think if I wasn't so busy with our home renovations, I would have a decent stockpile. I'm off to look up life straws ...

I am afraid, but not taking action the way you are. My husband is however and I do not think he is overreacting, I just don't like thinking about being in that situation. I don't know how afraid we should be, it seems pretty justifiable to be terrified. I've compromised with my husband letting him spend some money to prepare us but not go as far as he wants to.

@808love: someone from a local moms group just got something from daycare asking for every child to supply a plastic bin of 3 days worth of shelter in place emergency supplies. I mean, I can't imagine A scenario where I wouldn't risk life and limb to attempt to get to my kid so they weren't with me during such a horrific time.

I worried, mentioned it to DH. He said well Trump is not crazy. I said yes he is, there are two crazy men who are waving around their arms with the detonator of nuclear weapons in their hands. DH said, Trump may look stupid, but stupid people won't make that much money. He likes to create drama but he is not stupid. I am hoping he's right.... I worry about it but i am not super worried yet. This whole thing reminds me of the movie "Dr. Strangelove" by Stanley Kubrick. Sigh.

@irene: If your husband doesn't think Trump is both crazy and stupid, he's not paying attention.

I'm worried about it but I am honestly just as afraid, if not more afraid, of what will happen within our own country. Not really sure what, if anything, we will do to prepare.

I did just finish watching The Handmaid's Tale and it has thoroughly messed with my head though.

@irene: stupid people make lots of money all the time, particularly if they start with a lot of money, and have no morals/engage in shady business practices, all of which applies to Trump.

A group of mental health professionals is becoming more vocal about their concerns about Trumps mental health. They aren't calling him stupid. They're using "malignant narcissism" and "persistent loss of reality." I don't know if these people are crazypants, unethical, or wrong but what I've read jives with my opinion of Trump.

http://www.newsweek.com/2017/10/06/trump-most-dangerous-man-world-psychologists-671182.html

"The paranoia of severe sociopathy creates a profound risk of war, since heads of other nations will inevitably disagree with or challenge the sociopathic leader, who will experience the disagreement as a personal attack, leading to rage reactions and impulsive action to destroy this “enemy.”"

@Corduroy: my mom works with Alzheimer's patients and has said before that Trump shows early signed of dimensia. I absolutely think there is some sort of mental health issue at play.