[Poohbah]

Uh, I think you need to rethink this. I, for one, have no doubt for a second that Weasley Clark and Hitlery would push the button...and nuke GOP-controlled states.

You seem to think that the various folks who actually do the shooting will simply say "okey-dokey."

[Paul Ross]

The silo controls were already modified, so that the launches could be effectuated remotely from such platforms as Looking Glass or Cheyenne Mountain. No intermediate personnel required. In effect, they 'cut out the middleman'.