Tag: US nuclear arsenal

• Wednesday, November 15th 2017 - 08:57 UTC

  Trump syndrome: US Congress examines president's authority to launch a nuclear attack

  

  For the first time in over 40 years, Congress has examined a US president's authority to launch a nuclear attack. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing was titled Authority to Order the Use of Nuclear Weapons and some senators expressed concern that the president might irresponsibly order a nuclear strike; others said he must have the authority to act without meddling from lawyers.