11-11-2016, 06:35 PM
(11-11-2016, 06:17 PM)Duchess Wrote:There's plenty to wade through on the internet, but yeah, there is a check and balance built into the system to ensure a mad man can't start a nuclear war on a whim. And no it defeats no purpose. Separate which scenario you want to discuss. Missiles have been fired at us and we have minutes to react before certain extinction, or I don't trust Trump "with his finger on the button."(11-11-2016, 06:10 PM)Blindgreed1 Wrote: Then I guess its a good thing that he has to meet with the top advisers at the Pentagon and other branches of the military before he can use them. This measure was put into place a very long time ago to ensure the President is of sound mind when the decision is made to launch a deadly missile at somebody. Hilary left that part out of her campaign adds. Takes the drama out of it.
That's not how I've heard it works. There is no meeting to discuss their use. That would sorta defeat their purpose, don't you think.