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To: dennisw
Does Putin have the power to order a nuclear strike on his own? Did he ever have that power?

(I don't think any of us has a definitive answer to that, but that is the question the CIA should be asking)

36 posted on 05/02/2022 12:30:49 PM PDT by Psalm 73 ("You'll never hear surf music again" - J. Hendrix)
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To: Psalm 73

Even if Putin does order a nuclear strike it’s hard to see how a launch order from Putin would actually lead to a missile getting launched. A lot can happen in the chain of command.. including say a “technical fault” in the missile itself which prevents its launch. Putin may be terminally ill and suicidal but I don’t think anyone other than him is willing to partake in mass suicide.


44 posted on 05/02/2022 12:49:07 PM PDT by libh8er
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