In the US Congress survival is being debated. Nuclear weapon use, first use, is up for debate for the first time in over 40 years. A point of view brought forward by StratDem before the presidential election and more actively since July 2016 is now world news. Now is the time to change first-use policy
- https://strategicdemands.com/prevent-nuclear-first-use/
- https://strategicdemands.com/corkers-next-step/
- https://strategicdemands.com/a-nuclear-meme/
- https://strategicdemands.com/oversight-us-nuclear-arsenal/
- https://twitter.com/mchanneling/status/928803222579499008
- https://twitter.com/mchanneling/status/928801075775377408
- https://twitter.com/StephenUCS/status/930108497680916480
- https://twitter.com/plough_shares/status/929816842067210240
- https://twitter.com/TMCountryman/status/930193032099573760
- https://twitter.com/KingstonAReif/status/930179412280082432
- http://www.ucsusa.org/nuclear-weapons/us-nuclear-weapons-policy/sole-authority
Stratcom commander John Hyten
Interviewed by Steve Clemons
This interview I did w/@US_Stratcom Gen John Hyten on the dynamic btwn a US President and a Commander in his role before…
Posted by Steven Clemons on Sunday, November 19, 2017
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Nuclear launch officers are highly trained to implement orders as given – insubordination is not an effective check on Presidential nuclear powers. Watch @Radiolab episode on the subject to learn more about what happens to individuals who question this: https://t.co/Fbujmciyhc
— William J. Perry (@SecDef19) November 17, 2017
ICYMI We could easily stumble into a nuclear holocaust. Let's fix that for ALL presidents, starting now #RestrictFirstUse https://t.co/BRwkYTJPrp
— Ploughshares Fund (@plough_shares) November 17, 2017
Important read from Peter Feaver on presidential launch authority and military role: “authenticated orders from the national command authority have a presumption of legality. (Note: the presumption is even stronger in launch-under-attack scenarios…). https://t.co/DuWAknmmsU
— Hans Kristensen (@nukestrat) November 18, 2017
After 9-day Global Thunder exercise, STRATCOM’s new deputy director for strategic targeting and nuclear mission planning called it "the most sobering job I’ve ever had in my life…Quite frankly, if we ever come to a strategic exchange, nobody wins."https://t.co/O7xcd2hg8s pic.twitter.com/pRUonDGeY4
— Hans Kristensen (@nukestrat) November 18, 2017
Bruce Blair @globalzero: "even if a four-star commander of nuclear forces believed a presidential launch order to be illegal, he could not stop it because the order goes to him and to launch crews in the field simultaneously" https://t.co/V9uX74YkeB
— Kingston Reif (@KingstonAReif) November 15, 2017
Bill Perry a.k.a. @SecDef19 warns: "Don’t Count on the Cabinet to Stop a Trump-Ordered Nuclear Strike" https://t.co/afS5LuHEeR
— Arms Control Assoc (@ArmsControlNow) November 15, 2017
The Most Dangerous Man in the World | Commentary by @tomcollina https://t.co/XbgLz4VQYZ pic.twitter.com/mSd3RLBHSg
— Defense One (@DefenseOne) November 14, 2017
A closer look at nuclear command and control authority after today's Senate Foreign Relations Com't hearing. Via Green Policy 360 & Strategic Demands #GreenPolicy360 #StratDem https://t.co/NLU4OGnHNa
— Steven Schmidt (@mchanneling) November 14, 2017