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Top Nuclear General Says He Would Refuse 'Illegal' Order From Trump to Launch Nukes
PJMedia ^ | 11/18/17

Posted on 11/18/2017 6:58:35 PM PST by Liberty7732

Air Force Gen. John Hyten, commander of the U.S. Strategic Command, told a security conference in Nova Scotia that he would refuse to obey an "illegal" order from Donald Trump to launch nuclear weapons.

Asked if he has given much thought to how he would handle a nuclear strike order from President Trump that he thinks is unlawful, Hyten, who oversees the U.S. nuclear arsenal, answered, "I think some people think we're stupid. We're not stupid people. We think about these things a lot. When you have this responsibility, how do you not think about it?"

"I provide advice to the president, he will tell me what to do," Hyten said. "And if it's illegal, guess what's going to happen? I'm going to say, 'Mr. President, that's illegal.' And guess what he's going to do? He's going to say, 'What would be legal?' And we'll come up options, with a mix of capabilities to respond to whatever the situation is, and that's the way it works. It's not that complicated."

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: again; fakenews; genhyten; hyten; illegalnukeorder; trumpdod; trumpnukeorder
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1 posted on 11/18/2017 6:58:35 PM PST by Liberty7732
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Very unprofessional...needs his ass kicked as well.


2 posted on 11/18/2017 7:01:22 PM PST by rbmillerjr (Reagan conservative: All 3 Pillars)
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The implication of headline departs from the quote.


3 posted on 11/18/2017 7:01:23 PM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Liberty7732

Sounds like the general is a perfumed ass kissing prince. I doubt he would follow perfectly legal order for anything Trump ordered.


4 posted on 11/18/2017 7:01:34 PM PST by sarge83
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To: Liberty7732

Terminate his command. The military can’t overrule a decision by the President.


5 posted on 11/18/2017 7:01:49 PM PST by Signalman
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To: Liberty7732

Obama’s military doesn’t obey orders. They are too busy fighting to keep LGBTXYZ troops in the military. There ought to be a wholesale housecleaning by Trump in the New Year.


6 posted on 11/18/2017 7:02:57 PM PST by txrefugee
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To: sarge83

Did this fellow get promoted by traitor and fraud nobama?


7 posted on 11/18/2017 7:03:26 PM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: Signalman

He is supposed to disobey an illegal order. What is the news here?


8 posted on 11/18/2017 7:04:02 PM PST by cornfedcowboy
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To: Liberty7732

How would he know what the President and his Advisers know ? He plans to break the chain of command and get millions killed


9 posted on 11/18/2017 7:04:46 PM PST by butlerweave
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To: Liberty7732

This story is going all over the place. As noted on the other threads, the general’s comments are being misinterpreted. The usual left-wing lies are being spread everywhere.


10 posted on 11/18/2017 7:04:52 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Liberty7732

obama;s military get rid


11 posted on 11/18/2017 7:04:56 PM PST by manc ( If they want so called marriage equality then they should support polygamy too.)
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To: Signalman

I’m sure he has his 30 years in just like Stinglaub. That stuff didn’t work under Clinton. I say demote him to Colonel and give him a job running bowling clubs at an overseas base. Sounds familiar? DO NOT let him resign. Clinton wouldn’t.


12 posted on 11/18/2017 7:06:09 PM PST by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: cornfedcowboy
Bingo!


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13 posted on 11/18/2017 7:07:00 PM PST by ConorMacNessa (FMF Corpsman - Lima 3/5 RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
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To: Signalman

Did you even read the article? The military obeys legal decisions by the CIC. Thats exactly what the General reiterates.


14 posted on 11/18/2017 7:08:00 PM PST by bigdaddy45
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To: hal ogen

Why, yes, he did:

Brigadier General Oct. 1, 2007
Major General Nov. 10, 2010
Lieutenant General May 18, 2012
General Aug. 15, 2014


15 posted on 11/18/2017 7:09:24 PM PST by Taxman (Replace the income tax with the FAIRtax and abolish the IRS!)
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To: Liberty7732

200 plus posts here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3605967/posts


16 posted on 11/18/2017 7:10:38 PM PST by Mr Rogers (Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools)
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This nuclear command LOSER allowed Clinton to nuclear arm our enemies without military executions.

Gen. John Hyten, you are a cowardly loser who will get many of us killed.


17 posted on 11/18/2017 7:10:52 PM PST by TheNext
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“Did you even read the article? The military obeys legal decisions by the CIC. Thats exactly what the General reiterates.”

First of all, the guy’s a worthless prick for even making the suggestion. I’m getting really tired of all these “armchair quarterbacks” that are holdovers from the worst administration in the last century ( yeah I know Carter is in there, but he didn’t hold a candle to Obama for being anti-American), and Trump should be working to seriously thin the herd.


18 posted on 11/18/2017 7:13:57 PM PST by vette6387
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To: Liberty7732

Fired...


19 posted on 11/18/2017 7:15:37 PM PST by Professional
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"I provide advice to the president, he will tell me what to do," Hyten said. "And if it's illegal, guess what's going to happen? I'm going to say, 'Mr. President, that's illegal.'

"Illegal"? In the above context what does that even mean? What thing illegal could the Commander in Chief do with nuclear weapons?

20 posted on 11/18/2017 7:19:56 PM PST by FreeReign
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