If Hyten refuses illegal launch order from Trump, “He's going to say, 'What would be legal?' And we'll come up options, with a mix of capabilities to respond to whatever the situation is,” https://www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-strategic-command-gen-john-hyten-resist-illegal-nuke-order-from-trump/ … But issue is not just legality but erratic trigger-happy first use!
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Again, outside my box, so I don't know. Does the "necessity" part of LOAC stop it? I agree the conversation that focuses on "illegal" under LOAC misses the "legal, but still a really bad idea" part of the debate.
My read of the testimony from Tuesday is that the Generals don't really know either. This isn't part of their "playbook," to use Kehler's phrase. It sounds like it will come down entirely to what the General in question's feelings are re: duty to interfere with a POTUS/CiC.
