No. Unless imminent need or congressional Dec of war, pres cannot wage war. Nukes are weapon of war. Launch w/o war Dec = illegal. 1/2
This is, alas, totally wrong. No place WHATSOEVER for Congress in *current* nuclear chain of command.
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Put differently. Action authorization must come first. Then choice of weapons to use is up to pres.
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Sadly, that's not how nukes work. The president's ability to launch at any time was meant to be a deterrent. Remember MAD.
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