he is dying and doesn't give a shit, he will literally blow the world up as a sadist to prove he is in control. he knows he has limited time and he wants to keep his mark on history after his death, even if it means blowing up the entire world. there really isn't much more to it. we're probably going to have a nuclear war over this man's ego regardless of how much we applease him since he knows he is going to die regardless.
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