Curbing a president's nuclear authority

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Having trouble viewing this email? Click here to view an online version. What you need to know about the president's nuclear launch authority Since the election of President Donald Trump, a great deal of anxiety and attention has been aimed at a US president’s authority to order the use of nuclear weapons. But policy experts who study the nuclear chain of command have long expressed concerns, with many advocating for checks on that power. Is sole authority over nuclear weapons necessary for nuclear stability? Here’s what you need to know: How a nuclear attack order is carried out now Lisbeth Gronlund, David Wright How to limit presidential authority to order the use of nuclear weapons Lisbeth Gronlund, David Wright, Steve Fetter A reminder from Hawaii Lauren Borja, M.V. Ramana What America can learn from Hawaii’s mistake Karthika Sasikumar What We’re Reading: Duke University's Peter Feaver on the president and US nuclear command and control Reconsidering the nuclear demigod called Mr. President A Republican senator calls a hearing on a Republican president’s nuclear weapons authority Eric Schlosser on Trump's tweets and nuclear war Can Congress stop a president waging nuclear war? Bulletin editor John Mecklin with a Reuters op/ed Rocket men Science and Security board member Jon Wolfsthal in the New Republic Bonus reads: What you need to know about the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review The 2018 Doomsday Clock Statement. Presidential First Use of Nuclear Weapons:  Is it Legal? Is it Constitutional? Is it Just? The Bulletin's Kennette Benedict and Hugh Gusterson participated in a November 4th conference at Harvard University. Watch a 6-minute video summary, and read the transcript of the day's remarks at Public Books. Get informed about the issues that matter at thebulletin.org. Some images provided by Shutterstock. Receive this message as a forward? Click here to sign up for future mailings.  Share this message on Social Media: To unsubscribe from ALL future emails from the Bulletin, please click the 'unsubscribe' button below. Copyright © 2018 Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists