Wolf Blitzer discussing US nuclear strike against North Korea

[jpak]

In 2017.

It almost happened.

Woodward book.

[Miguelito Loveless]

1. Still plenty of time

to happen. I cannot see Trump leaving without setting one off. The temptation and arrogance is just too great.

[KS Toronado]

2. Hate to say it but I agree with you, and if he does the World will be against us.

[Aristus]

4. I want to believe the Joint Chiefs would never let him do that, and recommend

25-ing him.

A nuclear strike is not something about which you can just say "Oopsie!" and then ask for a do-over.

[Miguelito Loveless]

5. I would hope they would prevent him

but soldiers follow orders, and we have the historical atrocities to prove it.

[Aristus]

6. Soldiers are taught in training to disobey unlawful orders.

And they are trained to recognize what those are. I know I was, and I'm not even an officer.

An unprovoked nuclear first strike is (or should be) an unlawful order.

[Miguelito Loveless]

7. The very act of questioning a nuclear launch order will get you kicked out of the service

I give you Major Hering who dared ask the question:

“How can I know that an order I receive to launch my missiles came from a sane president?”

It ended his 21 year career.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Hering

[Miguelito Loveless]

8. Also, define "unprovoked"

Suppose Trump wishes to attack Iran to “stop development of a nuclear weapon“, or because he “believes” they have one. Who will disobey him?

Sadly, the only person I can find who prevented/questioned a nuclear launch order was Soviet Lt. Col. Stanislav Petrov, and the Russians did not appreciate the fact that he had correctly prevented Doomsday.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislav_Petrov

[nycbos]

3. Paging Dr. Strangelove.