• shalafi@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Nukes are off the table for the US. It’s not like Trump has a big red button. Launch orders go through a chain and if nothing else, the sub/base commander would put a stop to it.

    I think the Soviet Union ordered launches on two (?) occasions and the trigger man stood down.