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sarisataka

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5. Well if he can get into a silo and light the fuze...

Reply to Jspur (Original post)

Fri Nov 13, 2020, 11:23 AM

Nov 2020

Does the President need to get approval from anyone- no

So if he gives the order will the missles launch- maybe

The football is not a button connected directly to the missiles. It sends codes down the chain of command to people who would carry out a launch order. If an out-of-the-blue order comes to launch, those people will ask questions and for confirmation.

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Can Trump fire Nuclear Missiles? [View all] Jspur Nov 2020 OP

It was disconnected for Nixon for a while. Turbineguy Nov 2020 #1

Who has the power to decide on disconnecting? SomedayKindaLove Nov 2020 #16

In the Nixon situation it was the Secretary of Defense Turbineguy Nov 2020 #26

Well he just fired the Secretary of Defense SomedayKindaLove Nov 2020 #28

Unfortunately, he can MiniMe Nov 2020 #2

That it is my fear that when it finally settles in for him that he's not Jspur Nov 2020 #3

No, HE cannot launch the missiles, dware Nov 2020 #4

So he only needs three cult members in this scenario? SomedayKindaLove Nov 2020 #15

In theory, yes, dware Nov 2020 #18

Well if he can get into a silo and light the fuze... sarisataka Nov 2020 #5

As someone kirkuchiyo Nov 2020 #8

Perhaps I was thinking of sarisataka Nov 2020 #9

Perhaps! :) kirkuchiyo Nov 2020 #12

You mean something like this? dware Nov 2020 #13

That had me laughing hard picturing Trump Jspur Nov 2020 #24

Dead Zone exboyfil Nov 2020 #6

Donnie's hand would be too small to be picked up by the scanner. Hassin Bin Sober Nov 2020 #27

Stillson's crony Sonny was there to make sure that didn't happen. Aristus Nov 2020 #30

He's firing everything else. n/t Harker Nov 2020 #7

Lol for some reason I can laugh Jspur Nov 2020 #10

It's not always easy. Harker Nov 2020 #19

He can order a nuclear strike. Turin_C3PO Nov 2020 #11

Exactly. nt dware Nov 2020 #14

My understanding is that the 'two man rule' applies all the way through the system, as you note. Strelnikov_ Nov 2020 #20

Too late for the missile subs. It would take time to transmit orders to submerged subs. Faster and... machoneman Nov 2020 #22

You are correct, dware Nov 2020 #23

Only if McTurtle gives him one Cartaphelius Nov 2020 #17

More than the 2 man rule methinks. IIRC, the order goes 1st to.... machoneman Nov 2020 #21

.... dware Nov 2020 #25

It's that line of people that extends from him to the silo... tandem5 Nov 2020 #29