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Re:Fastest rate of natural carbon dioxide rise over the last... by Der_Einzige on Wednesday May 15, 2024 @12:56PM (#40369463)
Tactical nukes are sometimes under the command and potential authorization of battlefield commanders who in theory could operate without the authorization of a president. Consider a risk of this happening in the context of a border war between two nuclear armed states with low spillover risk to the rest of the world - i.e. pakistan and india.
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Re:Fastest rate of natural carbon dioxide rise over the last... by vasco on Wednesday May 15, 2024 @05:14PM (#40372431)
The commander cannot initiate it himself. No single person in the United States, that I know of (no access to classified info) can physically do it by themselves. The commander would have to order someone else to do it at least. This is a huge component of the whole doctrine as far as I'm aware.
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