tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post8364600627064883107..comments2024-03-18T17:28:44.693-07:00Comments on Rondam Ramblings: Yes, Trump could go rogue with nukes and no one could stop himRonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-37622289355642481632016-08-06T10:56:19.758-07:002016-08-06T10:56:19.758-07:00> If the president orders a nuclear strike, who...> If the president orders a nuclear strike, who does it actually have to go through?<br /><br />The exact number would depend on what particular nuclear capability is being given the launch order--ICBMs, nuclear submarines, nuclear cruise missile launched from an aircraft or a ship, etc. But at a minimum, I believe the order would have to go through the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs (who is thePeter Donishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09122769947782402203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-81810395287204846792016-08-06T10:51:00.484-07:002016-08-06T10:51:00.484-07:00> Anyone who refused the order would be arreste...> Anyone who refused the order would be arrested and court-martialed and replaced with someone else.<br /><br />On whose orders? The President's? The same President whose SecDef just refused to confirm a nuclear launch order? The same President whose sanity everyone else in the loop now has a credible reason to doubt?<br /><br />You did point out in the previous discussion on this topic Peter Donishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09122769947782402203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-87024292269827062592016-08-06T10:23:52.945-07:002016-08-06T10:23:52.945-07:00> Anyone who refused the order would be arreste...> Anyone who refused the order would be arrested and court-martialed and replaced with someone else.<br /><br />That's true, but it would prevent a nuclear first strike. And in the meantime, a response could be organized. Congress could convene an emergency session and rescind the War Powers act. They could impeach the president. They could immediately defund the military chain of command.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15131679952149110792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-57084133097539166532016-08-06T09:46:38.705-07:002016-08-06T09:46:38.705-07:00> how many potential moral circuit breakers do ...> how many potential moral circuit breakers do we have in place?<br /><br />Doesn't matter. Anyone who refused the order would be arrested and court-martialed and replaced with someone else.<br /><br />> I would hope for a coup<br /><br />Be careful what you wish for. That would be the end of the United States. One of the bedrock principles of the U.S. has been civilian control of Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-89587834211389478082016-08-06T09:11:25.549-07:002016-08-06T09:11:25.549-07:00I completely agree this is scary, and that Trump i...I completely agree this is scary, and that Trump is dangerous, but I do wonder about the chain of command, and I mean the literal chain of command, ala Dr. Strangelove or War Games. <br /><br />If the president orders a nuclear strike, who does it actually have to go through? The Secretary of Defense may have no authority to countermand or disobey, but that alone doesn't force him to do it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15131679952149110792noreply@blogger.com