Alex Wellerstein on Twitter: "(and I will be releasing a larger, systematic report on this subject very soon...)… "

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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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Replying to @steffanwatkins @AgentMcNasty

And it is much appreciated! JFK really pushed, from the docs available, the notion that POTUS would be an active participant in decision to use nukes, not just a “yes/no” to JCS request to do so:https://twitter.com/nuclearanthro/status/1016505723155435521?s=21 …

Martin “Doomsday” Pfeiffer (⧖) @NuclearAnthro

“What would I say to the Joint War Room to launch an immediate nuclear strike?”

JFK in 1962 had questions about how to launch nukes, how order would be verified, and if (and how) he could launch a nuclear attack WITHOUT consulting with Pentagon &/or SecDef. #DeusExAtomica pic.twitter.com/GgI1jwbNCm

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