02-17-2017, 09:43 PM
“The biggest problem we have is nuclear—nuclear proliferation and having some maniac, having some madman go out and get a nuclear weapon. That's in my opinion that is the single biggest problem that our country faces right now.”
Donald Trump, December 15, 2015
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While the Trumpenstein could theoretically 'order' a nuclear strike, the strike will have to be confirmed by two appropriate personnel within his chain of command under the Two Man Rule. There isn't a 'Button". It's a phone and method to acknowledge the Identity of the President.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/re...180952779/
Donald Trump, December 15, 2015
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Dennis S wrote:
Maybe the military would refuse an order to blow a Russian ship out of the water and maybe they wouldn't. What about the case of an insane or even just a ticked off president and the nuclear button? The impeachment options seem pretty slow and maybe impossible in this case.
While the Trumpenstein could theoretically 'order' a nuclear strike, the strike will have to be confirmed by two appropriate personnel within his chain of command under the Two Man Rule. There isn't a 'Button". It's a phone and method to acknowledge the Identity of the President.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/re...180952779/