Presidential nuclear response authority

[Cldedhnds]

Should a US President have unilateral authority to launch a nuclear strike without some additional safeguards? It has always made sense in the past in my opinion but...Seems our current leader could forget if he answered yes or no to SHOULD WE LAUNCH.

Dozens of House Democrats want Biden to give up sole authority to launch nuclear weapons

About three dozen House Democrats have signed a letter asking President Biden to renounce his sole authority to launch nuclear weapons, according to reports.

www.foxnews.com

 

[phylodog]

So.... He's our guy but he can't be trusted with the responsibilities of the office we helped him get "elected" to.

Genius

 

[NKBJ]

Good idea. The soviet committee members should each have a vote.

OK, kidding aside. In the past I've actually had to decide who to vote for based at least in part upon which candidate I considered would be the better nuclear gun fighter. What we got now should make everybody's livers quiver and their bladders clabber. You reccomember that lunacy about "we'll absorb the first strike" ? We've survived into an age of hyperweapons that completely negates the political bents of these clowns.

 

[Kutnupe14]

Yes, sole authority. Due to response times. Counter-attack by committee is something I’d like.

 

[KellyinAvon]

Was one of the three dozen Swalwell?

 

[Cameramonkey]

Gee, why would he do that? We were assured he is perfectly coherent. Are they confirming what everyone has been seeing for years?

 

[BigRed]

I would say the executive should have unilateral authority to launch a strike as long as the strike was limited to himself, the federal executive branch, Congress, and the Supreme Court.

 

[Leadeye]

I've always believed that if you got the job as president one of the first things you must do is witness in person a surface nuc test.

 

[Dakota]

Don't worry, I'm sure Biden doesn't make any decisions on his own, not matter what they are.

 

[HoughMade]

"Sole authority" only in the sense that he can order a strike....there are still multiple levels before that order gets carried out.

In other words, those down the line may be "duty bound" to execute the order...but that doesn't mean they will if the President is off the reservation. Not saying that is a sound failsafe, but it exists.

 

[BugI02]

Yesss. Limit the president's authority and give it to AI (Skynet or Colossus)

The more mere humans you can take out of the circuit, the faster it can achieve 'results'

 

[Mikey1911]

Yesss. Limit the president's authority and give it to AI (Skynet or Colossus)

The more mere humans you can take out of the circuit, the faster it can achieve 'results'

“Obey me and live, or disobey, and die.”

Maybe they’ll euphemise it with:

“ . . . or disobey, and be cancelled.”

 

[printcraft]

So.... He's our guy but he can't be trusted with the responsibilities of the office we helped him get "elected" to.

Genius

I wonder how many are talking 25th Amendment behind the scenes...

 

[ghuns]

Ultimately, that kind of decision has to be made by ONE person. That's the only way it can work.

The way DC is run, to involve more than a single person would require polls to be commissioned, focus groups formed, PR firms consulted, lobbyists called, etc.

We'd be enduring our first nuclear winter before any decision was even reached.

 

[phylodog]

Ultimately, that kind of decision has to be made by ONE person. That's the only way it can work.

The way DC is run, to involve more than a single person would require polls to be commissioned, focus groups formed, PR firms consulted, lobbyists called, etc.

We'd be enduring our first nuclear winter before any decision was even reached.

Wouldn’t be surprised if that was the goal.

 

[KellyinAvon]

I wonder how many are talking 25th Amendment behind the scenes...

First step...

 

[SnoopLoggyDog]

The President, as a member of the National Command Authority, (NCA) may order the use of nuclear weapons. Subsequent to the President's decision, the release of nuclear weapons is governed by the two-man rule at all times.

If the NCA decides that the United States must launch nuclear weapons, the decision is communicated to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) and through him to the National Military Command Center (often called the "war room") via the Presidential Emergency Satchel, informally referred to as the "football." Inside the football is a black book listing a menu of strike options and "The Biscuit," a 3-by-5-inch card with authentication codes for the president to confirm his identity. The menu of strike options include Major Attack Options (MAOs), Selected Attack Options (SAOs), and Limited Attack Options (LAOs). Individual countries or regions can be included in or withheld from nuclear attacks depending on circumstances.

To communicate the order, the CJCS, or, in his absence, the senior officer in the NMCC verifies the President's identity with a "challenge code" and the President responds with the corresponding authentication code from the biscuit. Additionally, the message will go to the Alternate National Military Command Center (ANMCC), located in Raven Rock Mountain, Pennsylvania, and also to an airborne command post, either the presidential National Airborne Operations Center (NAOC) or the military E-6 Mercury Looking Glass. If the NMCC is destroyed by a first strike, either the ANMCC, NAOC or Looking Glass can issue the orders to execute the SIOP.

Single Integrated Operational Plan - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[DadSmith]

What does the Constitution say about war?

 

[IndyDave1776]

I wonder how many are talking 25th Amendment behind the scenes...

Probably none as long as Biden continues to follow orders from the arm up his ass.

 

[1DOWN4UP]

Should a US President with alzheimer's symptoms have unilateral authority to launch a nuclear strike without some additional safeguards? It has always made sense in the past in my opinion but...Seems our current leader could forget if he answered yes or no to SHOULD WE LAUNCH.

Dozens of House Democrats want Biden to give up sole authority to launch nuclear weapons

About three dozen House Democrats have signed a letter asking President Biden to renounce his sole authority to launch nuclear weapons, according to reports.

www.foxnews.com

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