Sec Def can resign at that moment, but then it just passes to Acting Sec Def. The system is designed to enable, not prevent, launches.https://twitter.com/EW_squared/status/895029909562826752 …
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So the *requirement*? Not in law. But you're being misleading to imply POTUS can just pick up the phone and order use.
Anyway — I have posted my sources etc.; I think burden of proof on those who would claim that POTUS *can't* do it, because
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I have never said he can't do it. I am pushing back against the idea that he can do it all alone.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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No question, POTUS can do it. SecDef could stop imposter; if it is the Pres, SecDef affirms it and Pres does whatever he wants.
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Per Alex's sleuthing, it seems clear that the SecDef has no formal legal role in the process to authorize the use of nuclear weapons. 1/2pic.twitter.com/k2CsCkiOYV
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Further, as Bruce Blair has highlighted elsewhere, the president's identity is confirmed by the senior officer in the NMCC, not SecDef. 2/2pic.twitter.com/RVPdDQUtbS
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