{"id":2446043,"date":"2025-06-11T16:08:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T20:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tulsi-gabbard-warns-were-closer-to-the-brink-of-nuclear-annihilation-than-ever-before-in-haunting-video\/"},"modified":"2025-06-11T16:10:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T20:10:52","slug":"tulsi-gabbard-warns-were-closer-to-the-brink-of-nuclear-annihilation-than-ever-before-in-haunting-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tulsi-gabbard-warns-were-closer-to-the-brink-of-nuclear-annihilation-than-ever-before-in-haunting-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Tulsi Gabbard Warns We&#8217;re &#8216;Closer to the Brink of Nuclear Annihilation Than Ever Before&#8217; in Haunting Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftulsi-gabbard-warns-were-closer-to-the-brink-of-nuclear-annihilation-than-ever-before-in-haunting-video%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2446043&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reputed-antifa-members-assault-protesters-outside-spa-where-transgender-exposed-penis-in-women-only-section\/\" title=\"Reputed Antifa Members Assault Protesters Outside Spa Where Transgender Exposed Penis In Women-Only Section\">recent viral video<\/a>, tulsi Gabbard, the Director of National Intelligence, reflects on her visit to Hiroshima, a city devastated by a nuclear bomb in 1945. She describes the haunting memories and the horrific aftermath of the bombing, which resulted in over 300,000 deaths, emphasizing the suffering of survivors who endured severe burns and radiation poisoning. Gabbard contrasts the destructive potential of the bomb dropped in Hiroshima, which had a yield of 15 kilotons, with modern nuclear weapons that can exceed 1 megaton, raising concerns about the catastrophic consequences of nuclear warfare today. She warns that one nuclear bomb today could kill millions instantly and lead to dire environmental impacts, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-warns-dems-would-regret-abolishing-filibuster-nuclear-winter\/\" title=\"McConnell Warns Dems Would Regret Abolishing Filibuster: \u2018Nuclear Winter\u2019\">nuclear winter<\/a>. Gabbard calls for the public to reject the warmongering tendencies of political elites and work towards a world free of nuclear fear, asserting that the threat of nuclear annihilation is more pressing than ever.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>It goes without saying that Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard knows things that your average American simply won&rsquo;t be privy to.<\/p>\n<p>But any American who&rsquo;s paid a modicum of attention in History 101 probably already knows about the horrors of nuclear weaponry that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tulsi-gabbard-declassifies-biden-era-doc-labeled-americans-opposed-covid-mandates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gabbard<\/a> discussed in the first half of a haunting, viral video posted Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s the other stuff Gabbard had to say that Americans may not know about &mdash; and may prefer not to know about.<\/p>\n<p>The video began with the DNI recounting a recent trip to Hiroshima in Japan.<\/p>\n<p>(For the Americans who didn&rsquo;t pay a modicum of attention in History 101, that&rsquo;s one of the sites nuked by the U.S. to bring a decisive and definitive conclusion to World War II.)<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I recently visited Hiroshima, and stood at the epicenter of a city scarred by the unimaginable horror caused by a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >single nuclear bomb dropped<\/a> in 1945,&rdquo; Gabbard wrote in her post&rsquo;s caption. &ldquo;What I saw, the stories I heard, and the haunting sadness that remains, will stay with me forever.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This [nuclear] attack obliterated [Hiroshima],&rdquo; Gabbard said in the video. &ldquo;[It] killed over 300,000 people, many dying instantly.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Those that didn&rsquo;t die arguably had it worse, as they suffered all manner of horrific burns and radiation poisoning.<\/p>\n<p>Gabbard also spoke about how some of the survivors of the attack had been asked to paint images of their memories, as a form of handling trauma.<\/p>\n<p>Those images were straight out of a storyboard mock-up for a horror movie, including one particularly visceral image that depicted a shambling human cupping his eye that&rsquo;s dangling near his chin.<\/p>\n<p>But what does this have to do with the United States of America in 2025?<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Yet this one bomb that caused so much destruction in Hiroshima was tiny compared to today&rsquo;s nuclear bombs,&rdquo; Gabbard explained. &ldquo;The bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima had a yield of just 15 kilotons of TNT.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Whereas today&rsquo;s nuclear warheads range in size from 100 kilotons to over 1 megaton.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>(A megaton is roughly 1000 kilotons.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following video contains images that may disturb some readers.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I recently visited Hiroshima, and stood at the epicenter of a city scarred by the unimaginable horror caused by a single nuclear bomb dropped in 1945. What I saw, the stories I heard, and the haunting sadness that remains, will stay with me forever. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TmxmxiGwnV\">pic.twitter.com\/TmxmxiGwnV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tulsi Gabbard &#127802; (@TulsiGabbard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TulsiGabbard\/status\/1932368919039459348?\">June 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A single nuclear weapon today could kill millions in just minutes,&rdquo; Gabbard continued, alongside some haunting imagery of nukes going off near noted American sites, like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-golden-gate-bridge-completely-shut-protesters-swarm-area\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Golden Gate Bridge<\/a>. &ldquo;Just one of these nuclear bombs would vaporize everything at its core. People, buildings, life itself.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Gabbard then noted that the initial blast that &ldquo;would vaporize everything&rdquo; is just part of the issue, as radiation fallout from such a large blast would be significant.<\/p>\n<p>A potential nuclear winter, for example, would blot out the sun with ash, soot, and smoke, crippling what few crops could even grow on the irradiated lands, which is to say nothing of acidic rain.<\/p>\n<p>So why bring this up now?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dni-gabbard-put-comey-behind-bars-public-call-assassinate-president-united-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gabbard<\/a> used this video to urge Americans to shed the warmongering tendencies of past administrations, because this world of mutually-assured nuclear destruction is getting dangerously close to reality.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is the reality of what&rsquo;s at stake, what we are facing now,&rdquo; Gabbard said. &ldquo;Because as we stand here today, closer to the brink of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-makes-alarming-accusation-iran-much-aggressive-just-days-ago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nuclear annihilation<\/a> than ever before, political elite and warmongers are carelessly fomenting fear and tensions between nuclear powers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Perhaps it&rsquo;s because they are confident that they will have access to nuclear shelters for themselves and for their families, that regular people won&rsquo;t have access to.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So, it&rsquo;s up to us, the people, to speak up and demand an end to this madness. We must reject this path to nuclear war and work toward a world where no one has to live in fear of a nuclear holocaust.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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However, anyone who has taken a basic history course is likely aware of the devastating effects of nuclear weapons, which Gabbard addressed in a striking video shared on Tuesday. The more alarming insights she provided may be less familiar-and perhaps unwelcome-to many viewers. The video opens with Gabbard reflecting on her recent visit to Hiroshima, Japan-one of the cities targeted by U.S. atomic bombs during World War II to ensure its conclusion. <\/p>\n<p>In her post&#8217;s caption, she stated: &#8220;I recently visited Hiroshima and stood at the epicenter of a city marked by the unimaginable horror caused by a single nuclear bomb dropped in 1945. What I witnessed, the stories I heard, and the lingering sadness will remain with me forever.&#8221; She noted that this attack devastated Hiroshima and resulted in over 300,000 deaths-many occurring instantly-while survivors faced severe burns and radiation sickness.<\/p>\n<p>Gabbard also mentioned how some survivors were asked to create artwork depicting their traumatic memories; these images were reminiscent of horror film storyboards. One particularly graphic illustration showed a person holding an eye that was nearly detached from their face. But what relevance does this have for America in 2025? Gabbard pointed out that while the bomb dropped on Hiroshima had an explosive yield equivalent to 15 kilotons of TNT, modern nuclear warheads can range from 100 kilotons up to over 1 megaton (1 megaton equals approximately 1000 kilotons).<\/p>\n<p>She warned: &#8220;A single nuclear weapon today could kill millions within minutes,&#8221; accompanied by unsettling visuals of explosions near iconic American landmarks like the Golden Gate Bridge. She emphasized that such blasts would not only obliterate everything at their center but also lead to significant radiation fallout.<\/p>\n<p>Gabbard urged viewers to reconsider America&#8217;s aggressive foreign policies as we approach an era where mutual destruction through nuclear warfare is increasingly plausible: &#8220;This is what&#8217;s at stake now&#8230; We are closer than ever to potential annihilation as political leaders recklessly escalate tensions between nuclear nations.&#8221; She called for citizens to demand an end to this dangerous trajectory toward war and strive for a future free from fear of nuclear catastrophe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2446044,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Tulsi-Gabbard-3.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[43308,38475,56969,38621,37690],"class_list":["post-2446043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-global-security","tag-haunting-video","tag-nuclear-threat","tag-political-warning","tag-tulsi-gabbard"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Tulsi-Gabbard-3.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2446043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2446043"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2446043\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2446047,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2446043\/revisions\/2446047"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2446044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2446043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2446043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2446043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}