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Originally Posted by mikephoen
One of the secret service guys could go kingslayer on him.
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Yeah, I think that you and I read the same paper, but I doubt that it would happen or need to happen.
If no one at a cabinet level "Votes" or reads the confirming code the missiles can't launch.
Its designed to prevent a President who is not in charge of his mental facilities to launch a pre-emptive strike.
In the likelyhood that America is attacked first there's no question that the Sec Def would confirm the order.
In the likely hood that US intelligence receives information that Russia or China or North Korea had put their rocket forces on high alert and were fueling their missiles and prepping to launch (Russia and China and North Korean military and strategic communications are being monitored) then a counter force strike would probably be authorized. and confirmed.
I have trouble seeing James Mattis confirming a pre-emptive nuclear strike, out of a lot of Trump Appointees, Trump got in my mind the Sec Def right, even if he didn't understand who he was appointing.
While Trump talked about tearing up the Iran Nuclear deal, Mattis thinks it wasn't a good deal, but its in place now and can't be recinded
While Trump bitched about his allies and not pulling their weight, Mattis said that was a kooky point of view.
While Trump is a Climate change denier, Mattis acknowledges climate change and freely discussed it impact on global security. He classed it as something that needs a whole broad based full government response and that the Department of Defense play a appropriate role in the governments response to it.
While it might sound like I'm saying that Mattis is some progressive, Yoga inspired former Marine General. He is a Marine General who has gotten into trouble with his quotes.
But the man is no dummy, he's certainly no Trump yes man, and I have my doubts that he would confirm a Nuclear Launch order without a rational reason to do it.
Out of all the Trump appointee's to be honest, and they're pretty bad, Mattis was a good choice.