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Quest the business many will come to order, we will do a little business on the front end and hopefully take care of some business quickly, i know people have other meetings and then will move to the hearing itself. We think our witness for allowing us to do this and we are glad you are here. Items on theber of agenda today, we will move a number of nominations and Foreign Service officer list. Theill also take up multilateral act of 2017. I want to think sen. Coons his leadership and hard work on this bill, i want to recognize senators isaacson, rubio, young, kane and merkley whether contribu...

What would be the case, though, is that it wouldnt be the president alone persuading a single military officer alone on the other side of the telephone. There would be a large group of advisers and Legal Advisers weighing in on this, and thats an important part of the context that is sometimes lost in the media coverage. There would be a lot of people under the scenario that youve described not imminent, not waking the president up, but we have time to decide this. Many, many people would be weighing in, including many lawyers. I think this was answered to some extent, but ill ask you, dr. Fea...

The hearing will come to order. A number of members on both sides of the aisle have raised questions about the executive authorities with respect to warmaking and the use of Nuclear Weapons, entering into an agreement with other countries. This is the first time the Foreign Relations committee of the senate or house has met on this topic since 1976. Warng the decision to go to is a heavy responsibility for our nations elected leaders. The Atomic Energy act of 1946 and the practices represent the use of Nuclear Weapons must be subject to political control. This is why no general or admiral has ...

Other countries. As ive mentioned publicly, this is one in a series of hearings where our committee will examine all of these issues, but today its my hope that we will remain focused on the topic at hand, the authority and the process for the use of Nuclear Weapons. The Congressional Research Service Tells Us this is the first time that the Foreign Relations committee of the senate or house has met on this topic since 1976, 41 years ago. Making the decision go to war of any sort is a heavy responsibility for our nations elected leaders, and the decision to use Nuclear Weapons is the most cons...

Among the witness, a former Defense Department official from the Obama Administration and a retired air force general who led the u. S. Strategic command. This Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing is just under two hours. The hearing itself will actually come to order. We thank general kehler, dr. Feaver, mr. Mckeon for joining us today and for sitting through the business meeting over the last 15 minutes. A number of members on both sides of the aisle of this on and off the committee have raised questions about the executives authorities with respect to war making. And the use of Nuclea...