It is for this exact reason that there’s no one single button to launch a nuclear weapon. It’s an incredibly long and complicated chain of command from the order being given to the weapon actually being launched. it goes through a list of people trained rigorously in extensively, strict protocols, who can, under their own judgment (although, not necessarily under their own authority), stop the order at any point along the way.
that’s a good question, for sure, but I have reasonable confidence in our military commanders and the military chain of command, who/which play a big part. they have a severe intolerance for the type of bullshit that the Trump admin seems to run on, and are exactly the types who would resist in such a crisis. Yeah, we’ve seen some high-profile departures in top positions, but I think it’s more important how many we haven’t seen.
of course, we’ be unaware of any shuffling-around, so there’s that to wonder about, if you’d like to lose some sleep… ;)
I have reasonable confidence in our military commanders
I don’t. Aside from all of the other questionable things that they have done over the decades, they lost at least six nuclear weapons that we know of. Let that sink in.
they didn’t lose them by launching them at someplace… for all of their flaws, which abound, I agree, I’m reasonably certain that those in the chain of command responsible for shooting them off wouldn’t do so for some bananas, insane reason if ordered to do so. some of them may be stupid, but I don’t think that they’re crazy.
This man will order a nuke strike before he leaves office. Hopefully the generals actually have enough of a backbone to say NO.
It is for this exact reason that there’s no one single button to launch a nuclear weapon. It’s an incredibly long and complicated chain of command from the order being given to the weapon actually being launched. it goes through a list of people trained rigorously in extensively, strict protocols, who can, under their own judgment (although, not necessarily under their own authority), stop the order at any point along the way.
The question is, how many of those people have now been replace with yes-men? Scary thought.
that’s a good question, for sure, but I have reasonable confidence in our military commanders and the military chain of command, who/which play a big part. they have a severe intolerance for the type of bullshit that the Trump admin seems to run on, and are exactly the types who would resist in such a crisis. Yeah, we’ve seen some high-profile departures in top positions, but I think it’s more important how many we haven’t seen.
of course, we’ be unaware of any shuffling-around, so there’s that to wonder about, if you’d like to lose some sleep… ;)
I don’t. Aside from all of the other questionable things that they have done over the decades, they lost at least six nuclear weapons that we know of. Let that sink in.
they didn’t lose them by launching them at someplace… for all of their flaws, which abound, I agree, I’m reasonably certain that those in the chain of command responsible for shooting them off wouldn’t do so for some bananas, insane reason if ordered to do so. some of them may be stupid, but I don’t think that they’re crazy.