There is in fact no such system. Once the political decision is made, military uses them. Political appointees can advise but not block.https://twitter.com/vigocarpathian1/status/797880098753892352 …
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@Toure military is bound not to follow an illegal order. Trump can't just wake up in the middle of the night and launch.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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yes, yes actually he can. http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21709999-mr-trump-will-soon-control-americas-nuclear-codes-donald-trump-and-nuclear-codes …
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Yea, no. Economist article doesn't back up their assertions and you citing that as proof shows no firsthand knowledge
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the entire time until launch is measured in minutes.
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