Alex Wellerstein on Twitter: "The letter you'd get if Eisenhower decided it was OK for you to have permission to use nukes under some circumstances ("predelegation" of nuclear use authority, started in 1956). Ah, the Cold War, fun times...… https://t.co/mpBUnCt89T"

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Historian of science, secrecy, and nuclear weapons. Professor of STS at @FollowStevens. UC Berkeley alum with a Harvard PhD. NUKEMAP creator. Coder and web dev.

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The letter you'd get if Eisenhower decided it was OK for you to have permission to use nukes under some circumstances ("predelegation" of nuclear use authority, started in 1956). Ah, the Cold War, fun times...pic.twitter.com/wVHodZVbCF

1:59 PM - 9 Jun 2018

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1. Mark L. Stone‏ @themarklstone 9 Jun 2018
  
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  although I hate to judge before all the facts are in, it's beginning to look like General Ripper exceeded his authority.
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1. Bill Geerhart‏ @CONELRAD6401240 9 Jun 2018
  
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  @LettersOfNote take note...
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1. Randy Hollingsworth‏ @TotalForge 9 Jun 2018
  
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  What was the lowest ranking type of official that was ever pre-delegated? That has to be an amusing topic.
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