Gov. Jerry Brown arrived in Washington for his first trip to the capital during the Trump administration with an agenda full to the point of groaning. But in addition to infrastructure, immigration, health care and myriad other issues important to the nation's largest state, he had another topic on his mind.
"The end of the world," said Mr. Brown.
Or DC
In a visit to The New York Times Washington bureau Tuesday, the always-spirited governor was at his most animated when discussing his work on the board of the Nuclear Threat Initiative and a threat he said should be taken more seriously.
"One bomb of 15 kilotons dropped in Washington from a terrorist from some material they put together ‐ unlikely but highly possible ‐ could kill 80,000 people instantly, 100,000 serious casualties, wipe out the president, most of the Congress, whoever is at the meeting and change America forever," said Mr. Brown, tapping a conference table for emphasis. "End America as we know it. That is not inconceivable."
Cue Inigo Montoya
The governor put in a plug for legislation sponsored by Senator Edward Markey of Massachusetts that would require the president to receive congressional approval to use nuclear weapons
Thanks, Moonbeam, you doddering old choo choo fool