Doubts about Biden's mental acuity aren't the only reason to limit prez's nuke power

Should it be harder for presidents to push the nuclear button? That's what some lawmakers are asking, with three dozen congressional Democrats recently urging President Biden to give up his sole authority.

In theory, an incoming nuclear strike would lead to the president and several other senior officials being called together on a conference call to decide what to do.

In theory, the president has the nuclear codes and could launch a massive nuclear strike on a whim.

That's why the Democratic lawmakers, headed by Rep. Jimmy Panetta, want to change the rules so a president launching a first strike would have to consult with other officials first.

They recommend requiring the president to consult with other officials, such as the vice president and the speaker of the House of Representatives, neither of whom can be fired by the president, before launching a nuclear first strike.

Congress tried, with limited effect, to curb a president's commitment of troops abroad through the 1973 War Powers Act.

A nuclear first strike on another nation is a whole 'nother kettle of fish, and it seems doubtful that a president would set out to evade a law governing such an attack; indeed, any effort to do so would set off alarm bells within the military leadership.
 

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