“Frightened” Democrats Propose Bill To Limit Trump’s Ability To Launch A Nuclear Strike

“Frightened” Democrat lawmakers introduced a bill Tuesday that would prevent the president from launching a nuclear first strike without a congressional declaration of war. The bill – proposed by Rep. Ted W. Lieu and Sen. Edward J. Markey – follows through on a policy that was long debated – but never seriously pursued – during the Obama administration.
As FP reports, this isn’t the first mention of such legislation – the idea of it has been mentioned on and off for years, advocated by groups such as the Global Security Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists. At a January event at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, former U. S. Vice President Joe Biden said he is ‘confident we can deter and defend ourselves and our allies against non-nuclear threats through other means,’ adding that he ‘strongly believes’ that ‘deterring and if necessary retaliating against a nuclear attack should be the sole purpose for the U. S. nuclear arsenal.’

This post was published at Zero Hedge on Jan 24, 2017.

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