Friday, August 25, 2017

Can Anyone Stop Trump If He Decides to Start a Nuclear War?


Susan Hennessey, Benjamin Wittes, foreignpolicy


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If the president decides to let nukes fly, the law will be on his side.

Excerpt:
Trump himself has declared that he wants the United States to be less predictable. The trouble is that he has delivered on this convincingly not merely to the North Koreans but also to many of his own compatriots. Indeed, if you’re using public diplomacy and rhetoric as your means of communication, as Trump has been, it is probably not possible to convince only foreign adversaries that you’re on a hair trigger and might go off at any minute. The American public sees it all, too. And many people will respond nervously, as they have with Trump. ...

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