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Should a single person be able to trigger nuclear Armageddon?

By Jamie McIntyre
Published January 15, 2021 4:00am ET
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Should a single person be able to trigger nuclear Armageddon?
After the deadly assault by Trump supporters on the Capitol this month, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was in a panic. In a letter to fellow Democrats, she posited a nightmare scenario: What if an “unhinged” and “unstable” president started a war, or worse, accessed the launch codes to order a nuclear strike? Who could stop […]

After the deadly assault by Trump supporters on the Capitol this month, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was in a panic.

In a letter to fellow Democrats, she posited a nightmare scenario: What if an “unhinged” and “unstable” president started a war, or worse, accessed the launch codes to order a nuclear strike? Who could stop him?

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