General Dan Caine prevents Trump from nuking Iran concurrently with the issuance of ‘Palantir's manifesto', by Alfredo Jalife-Rahme

President Donald Trump appears to be moving towards a strategy of escalation regarding Teheran: Since Iran's conventional bombing was ineffectual—or achieved very little purposes— why is a nuclear bomb not used, whether tactical or strategic? After all, the United States remains the sole possessor of this weapon, not Iran. This radical shift sparked a major rift between Trump and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.