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Periskopi(9 years ago)
(9 years ago)The chairman of the Foreign Relations Commission at the US Senate, Bob Corker, announced that next week he will hold a hearing on the “the authority the president enjoys for using nuclear weapons”. According to Corker, the session is part of the Senate's review concerning “authority and the process for using US nuclear weapons”. The debate [...]
According to Corker, the session is part of the Senate's review concerning “authority and the process of using US nuclear weapons”.
The debate over who should have the power to authorize the use of nuclear weapons was re-united in Congress after President Donald Trump warned in August that North Korea could face <x0) fire and fury as the world had ever seen” if it would continue progress with its nuclear programme.
Senator Corker, who has announced that he will not run for re-election in 2018, has publicly crashed with President Trump several times over the past month. / VoA
