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Posted: 1/4/2018 2:49:16 AM EDT
From what I've been told, the President can authorize a nuclear strike, but he cannot order a strike. Is this right?
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I wonder if a president asked," does that thing really work?" Let me pick up the hand set and say hello. You know a president has joked about it. "Let me try to talk to someone."
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FPNI.
It's a big button. Bigger than anyone else's. But he can handle it. |
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I'm not an expert on the subject, but as I understand it, POTUS certainly can order a nuclear strike. When he issues the order, all that's left to be done is to confirm that said order is authentic. He's the commander-in-chief for a reason, and that reason is not to offer suggestions.
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![]() Staples Easy Button - That was easy |
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Don't be taken in so easily by a contrived graphic.
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He's the guy we want to push it when it needs to be done. O, HRC, GWB, BC, etc, I wouldn't expect much from in that department
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Don't be taken in so easily by a contrived graphic. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
Don't be taken in so easily by a contrived graphic. But even like four tactical nukes would be bad. Retaliation is my only concern. |
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There are. You guys should stop thinking of some President sitting in the Oval with a Hollywood phone. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
Quoted: I'm sure there are regular com tests. God I would hope so. You guys should stop thinking of some President sitting in the Oval with a Hollywood phone. ![]() I'm glad someone is finally there when an American First attitude, and he's delivering. ETA: We were the first, and only, nation to deliver not one but two nuclear weapons. In order to end (in my opinion) the second greatest conflict the world had ever seen. Just because everyone else has nukes doesn't mean our threat isn't there. I'm glad we're standing up for ourselves again. (After saving the modern world twice) ![]() |
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I think clintons running back lost him between a McDonalds run or something like that.
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It would be awesome if Trump gave an entirely unrelated Oval Office address to the nation and sitting there on the desk was a comedy red button,but he never mentions North Korea or nukes a single time. https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71m2NvJyIVL.png View Quote |
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Little Known Fact:
When Obama was in office, Biden's case just held an actual football. Nerf, I believe. They figured he wouldn't know any better. |
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Little Known Fact: When Obama was in office, Biden's case just held an actual football. Nerf, I believe. They figured he wouldn't know any better. View Quote ![]() |
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Biden is trying to figure if the nuke is in the football or if one targets the spot the football landed https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/86713/1066FCEA-473D-4850-83BE-E01C21520E7F-410433.JPG View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Little Known Fact: When Obama was in office, Biden's case just held an actual football. Nerf, I believe. They figured he wouldn't know any better. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/86713/1066FCEA-473D-4850-83BE-E01C21520E7F-410433.JPG ![]() |
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From what I've been told, the President can authorize a nuclear strike, but he cannot order a strike. Is this right? View Quote |
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They keep making a big deal about how it must be a "legal" order and how the military would refuse to carry out an "illegal" order from the President, as if it would have to be run through the Supreme Court or something.
Yeah, I'd imagine if the President said "C'mon boys, let's nuke Nashville today." there would be some discussion, but other than that... |
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Of course the Left Media has made "How unstable he is. We can't trust nuclear destruction with THAT MAN with his finger on the button" it's cry...
Then trotting out some retired shill to say that the "Military would stop Trump" if he illegally ordered them to blow up the world... However the Media had no issues with a known sexual predator like Bill Clinton for his 8 years... (except the Red Republican Meanies just wouldn't leave draft dodging socialists Billy Boy & Hillary alone with that ol' Special Prosecutor thing and indictment for impeachment) But Saint Bill Clinton boldly stood up and wagged his finger at us all on National TV and looked millions of suckers straight in the eye and said "I did not have sex with that woman, Ms. Lewinski..." and Hillary Stood By Her Man... Because otherwise she wasn't going to get her turn at the Presidency... and look how THAT turned out... ![]() BIGGER_HAMMER ![]() |
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I'm sure there are regular com tests. God I would hope so. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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I wonder if a president asked," does that thing really work?" Let me pick up the hand set and say hello. You know a president has joked about it. "Let me try to talk to someone." ![]() |
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@limaxray described the nuclear order process here a couple months ago. Said something like it was the shortest military Chain of Command in the world.
Rather than me trying to repeat it from memory, let's see if we can get him to come in here and describe it. |
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I wonder if a president asked," does that thing really work?" Let me pick up the hand set and say hello. You know a president has joked about it. "Let me try to talk to someone." View Quote |
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Damn the thing weighs 20 kg. A lot of weight in a small briefcase.
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The military would love to practice it with the actual president. The process is exercised almost daily. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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I wonder if a president asked," does that thing really work?" Let me pick up the hand set and say hello. You know a president has joked about it. "Let me try to talk to someone." |
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I wonder if a president asked," does that thing really work?" Let me pick up the hand set and say hello. You know a president has joked about it. "Let me try to talk to someone." ![]() |
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Of course the Left Media has made "How unstable he is. We can't trust nuclear destruction with THAT MAN with his finger on the button" it's cry... Then trotting out some retired shill to say that the "Military would stop Trump" if he illegally ordered them to blow up the world... View Quote |
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![]() The Missiles Are Flying - The Dead Zone (9/10) Movie CLIP (1983) HD |
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You guys should stop blindly trusting stories contrived by the press to sell newspapapers. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
You guys should stop blindly trusting stories contrived by the press to sell newspapapers. |
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In before the opsec crowd....and the “we shouldn’t be discussing this on a public forum” crowd.
...and the “those that know aren’t saying” crowd. |
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we really do need to modernize our warheads. and since the Soviet Union no longer exists, we should go back to full MIRV delivery systems.
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It would be awesome if Trump gave an entirely unrelated Oval Office address to the nation and sitting there on the desk was a comedy red button,but he never mentions North Korea or nukes a single time. https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71m2NvJyIVL.png View Quote I hope he does it! ![]() |
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I'm not an expert on the subject, but as I understand it, POTUS certainly can order a nuclear strike. When he issues the order, all that's left to be done is to confirm that said order is authentic. He's the commander-in-chief for a reason, and that reason is not to offer suggestions. View Quote |
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Quoted: I wouldn't have a problem with "hitting the button" on certain areas. 925 is a bit too much. But even like four tactical nukes would be bad. Retaliation is my only concern. View Quote By treaty we have up to 1550 operationally deployed strategic nuclear weapons ready to go. Those are defined as weapons either A) in the igloos at bomber bases, B) mated to intercontinental ballistic missiles, or C) mated to submarine launched ballistic missiles. So, up that by 50%. |
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@limaxray described the nuclear order process here a couple months ago. Said something like it was the shortest military Chain of Command in the world. Rather than me trying to repeat it from memory, let's see if we can get him to come in here and describe it. View Quote Name another military field where the distance between a 2Lt and the President is four people. |
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Just to be clear, is that the same briefcase the FHRC told the world has an 87 minute response time?
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POTUS --> Command Director of the National Military Command Center --> Command Director of the Strategic Command Command Center --> 1 and 2Lts sitting on alert in the missile field. Or CPT/MAJ sitting in the left seat of the jet. Or LCDR as God Emperor/Supreme Dictator of his boomer. Name another military field where the distance between a 2Lt and the President is four people. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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@limaxray described the nuclear order process here a couple months ago. Said something like it was the shortest military Chain of Command in the world. Rather than me trying to repeat it from memory, let's see if we can get him to come in here and describe it. Name another military field where the distance between a 2Lt and the President is four people. ![]() |
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POTUS --> Command Director of the National Military Command Center --> Command Director of the Strategic Command Command Center --> 1 and 2Lts sitting on alert in the missile field. Or CPT/MAJ sitting in the left seat of the jet. Or LCDR as God Emperor/Supreme Dictator of his boomer. Name another military field where the distance between a 2Lt and the President is four people. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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@limaxray described the nuclear order process here a couple months ago. Said something like it was the shortest military Chain of Command in the world. Rather than me trying to repeat it from memory, let's see if we can get him to come in here and describe it. Name another military field where the distance between a 2Lt and the President is four people. ![]() |
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Waiting for Steve Bannon to chime in here, and claim that he authorizes the nuke strikes.
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