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Klaralven

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1. Presidents cannot declare war; only Congress can.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sat Sep 18, 2021, 11:43 AM

Sep 2021

First use of nuclear weapons absent an imminent threat of their use against the US is equivalent to a declaration of war.

It would be unconstitutional, and no military officer in the chain of command should obey such an order.

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Hey Marco Rubio and Glenn Greenwald, This Is the Real Problem With Milley, Trump, & Nuclear Weapons [View all] kpete Sep 2021 OP

Presidents cannot declare war; only Congress can. Klaralven Sep 2021 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Sep 2021 #8

The AUMF does not apply to China Klaralven Sep 2021 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Sep 2021 #13

They have less then 30 minutes to react in case of a real strike. Tommymac Sep 2021 #9

If China launched or if we had clear evidence of intention to launch a nuclear strike, he could also Klaralven Sep 2021 #12

I recall from my reading of history how German generals thucythucy Sep 2021 #2

One of Lawrence O'Donnell best arguments against Trump in 2016 Grins Sep 2021 #3

We need to pass the "no first use" bill to make it clear it's an unlawful order to launch first gulliver Sep 2021 #4

I agree 100% KS Toronado Sep 2021 #5

I don't think it's useful to try to get other countries to pass similar laws. gulliver Sep 2021 #7

DID Milley exceed his authority? gratuitous Sep 2021 #6

People can nitpick all they want dobleremolque Sep 2021 #10

Greenwald is a chaos agent, pure and simple. n/t Moebym Sep 2021 #14