Should Trump lose the nuclear football?

Our nuclear response system was designed for the Cold War, during which the U.S. leadership might have literally minutes to respond to a full-out nuclear attack from Russia. Those days are long past. But the President is empowered to order the launch of nuclear weapons immediately, without intervention or counter-balance. Experts now on MSNBC are talking about how nobody has the authority to stop a presidential launch order, and subordinates could only resign or be fired for refusing. The idea that the Secret Service or somebody would just tackle a crazy President is pure fantasy. Question: Should any launch orders require at least a second explicit approval, from the SecDef, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, etc.?

Discuss.

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