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Retired US general says nuclear launch order can be refused
From: "DAVID FARBER" <dfarber () me com>
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2017 15:23:47 -0500
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From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com> Date: November 14, 2017 at 2:22:48 PM EST To: nnsquad () nnsquad org Subject: [ NNSquad ] Retired US general says nuclear launch order can be refused Retired US general says nuclear launch order can be refused https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/senate-to-explore-presidents-unchecked-nuclear-authority/2017/11/14/4f396e76-c917-11e7-b506-8a10ed11ecf5_story.html Ben Cardin of Maryland, the committee's top ranking Democrat, asked Kehler if that means Strategic Command can deny the president's order if it fails the test of proportionality and legality. "Yes," Kehler responded, adding such a situation would lead to a "very difficult conversation." It might prompt a president to put a new general in charge to carry out his order, said Brian McKeon, a former acting undersecretary of defense for policy during the Obama administration, who testified alongside Kehler.
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