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Deadlock in U.S. Senate over effort to restrain Trump’s authority to launch a nuclear attack

Senators deadlock in debate over whether to restrain Trump’s nuclear launch authority  Chicago Tribune, Karoun Demirjian, Washington Post, 14 Nov 17

 Senators trying to prevent President Donald Trump from launching an unprovoked nuclear attack were stymied Tuesday, after a panel of experts warned them against rewriting laws to restrain a commander in chief many worry is impulsive and unpredictable enough to start a devastating international crisis.

Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Bob Corker, R-Tenn., who has said Trump’s threats to global rivals could put the country “on the path to World War III,” began Tuesday’s session warning of the inherent danger in a system where the president has “sole authority” to give launch orders there are “no way to revoke.” By the time Corker emerged from the hearing — the first to address the president’s nuclear authority in over four decades — he was at a loss for what to do next.

“I do not see a legislative solution today,” Corker told reporters. “That doesn’t mean, over the course of the next several months, one might not develop, but I don’t see it today.”……. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-nuclear-launch-authority-20171114-story.html

November 15, 2017 - Posted by | politics, USA

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  1. The problem is that presidents can still start wars without declaring one despite the ?1973? war powers law, I think. So the danger is there.

    miningawareness's avatar Comment by miningawareness | November 17, 2017 | Reply


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