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Originally Posted by pip08456
That also assumes it is down to one person to launch a nuclear attack. That may be the impression given but I think the reality is different.
Yes the leader of a nuclear country may be the final arbiter of the button being pressed but I would imagine checks and balances will be in place before it gets to that stage.
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I think in the end it's the leader who one decides. They don't need anyone else approval or sign-off. At least formally.
But then you have the issue of if those commands are followed. There is a least example of an operator refusing to fire nuclear weapons in the Cold War.
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This is starting to look a bit mismanaged:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...zzi-restaurant
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A public health warning urging hundreds of people who visited a pub and restaurant where the Russian spy Sergei Skripal may have been poisoned to wash their clothes and possessions has triggered concerns about the speed of official responses to the Salisbury incident.
The advice from Public Health England (PHE) released on Sunday morning was aimed at as many as 500 customers who ate at the Zizzi restaurant or were in the Mill pub in the centre of Salisbury last Sunday and Monday.
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