Strike Adviser News Today

This that safe. that is me as the battle watch commander and my strike adviser. nobody else can touch it. one of us has to be in this room at all times. >> reporter: general hyten would be one of the first to know if president trump orders a nuclear launch. >> he asked me very hard questions. he wants to know exactly how it would work. >> reporter: but for the general and his team, success is never taking the nuclear code out of the safe because that means deterrent has worked. >> if somebody la...

For the u.s., thats when this safe, which sits under a desk, gets opened. inside, an exact copy of president trumps nuclear checklists. >> in this room only two people access to the safe, me as battle watch commander and strike adviser, nobody else can touch it. one of us has to be in this room at all times. >> general heighten would be one of the first to know if president trump orders a nuclear launch. >> he wants to know exactly how it would work. >> but for the general and his team, success ...