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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...

Toggle open close As part of its long-overdue effort to modernize the U.S. nuclear deterrent, the United States is developing the Long-Range Standoff weapon (LRSO) to maintain the ability of nuclear-capable bombers to hold targets in well-defended areas at risk. The LRSO will replace the Air Force’s current nuclear-armed, air-launched cruise missile (ALCM), the AGM-86B, which has been in service since 1982—and is becoming increasingly obsolete against enemy air defenses. The LRSO will play an important role in maintaining the nuclear triad because it will sustain the nuclear ALCM capabili...

The Biden Administration Must Prioritize Extended Deterrence The Biden administration must prioritize extended deterrence if it wants to improve America’s relationships with its allies. There has been a lot of talk about how the Biden administration might focus on America’s alliances when approaching foreign policy. But missing in this conversation is any discussion of reinforcing our commitments to extended deterrence. As Commander of Air Force Global Strike Command Gen. Timothy Ray recently reminded us, U.S. extended deterrence “is an important part of [our allies’] strategic c...

humble opinion that we no longer live in an era where the supreme court and knowledge in the quill decision continues to be an obstacle to the remission of sales tax by remote sellers. at a time when many local governments in states are struggling and many people are out of work and looking for work, i think that h.r. 3179 is a common sense solution that helps level the playing field for retailers and provides states with the tax dollars they deserve and also allows states flexibility to address taxation with it is to their unique position. so given my opinion, but i am elected to to...

[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> thank you all for being here. let me introduce this panel. gordon heddell ancestors for inspector general since july of 2009. he was acting inspector general from 2008 until 2009. prior to joining the dod ig, mr. heddell served as inspector general for department player. harold geisel, and i seem to [inaudible] >> okay, herald geisel served as deputy inspector general for the state department says june 2008. he is more than 25 years experience for the state department improves a certified teen inspector general since 1994. michae...