The Military Can't Legally Curb a President's Access to Nuclear Codes, Experts Say
The Military Can’t Legally Curb a President's Access to Nuclear Codes, Experts Say House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (left) and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley (right). (Photos: AP and U.S. Army) 8 Jan 2021 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called Joint Chiefs Chairman Army Gen. Mark Milley Friday morning to discuss what she described as necessary precautions to prevent an "unhinged" president from accessing nuclear codes. But experts and officials said there’s no place in the system for the military -- or Congress -- to intervene in a sitting president’s access to the nuclear arsenal. "The si...
Source: military.com