[Political Junkie Too]

Top general says he would resist "illegal" nuke order from Trump

It seems to me that this is the job of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

By the time the order gets to this guy, the JCS has already deliberated it and this guy would be disobeying his commanding officer, not the President.

-PJ

[Mr.Unique]

By the time the order gets to this guy, the JCS has already deliberated it and this guy would be disobeying his commanding officer, not the President.

Not true. Unified Command Plan

UCCs work directly for the President.