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And of course,. Yes, sir.

Mr President, I strongly advise a major attack option one.

I concur. Anything less than the most devastating counter-strike invites a second wave.

Mr President, we're running out of time.

There has to be a better option than just responding in kind

to an all-out attack.

It all certainly bring on a nuclear winner.

There's only one way to fulfill your constitutional obligation, Mr. Fris.

Does anyone disagree with that assessment?

We've seen this go down in movies dozens of times.

A president in a room with generals and

serious-looking advisors discussing whether or not to launch a nuclear weapon.

For most of us this is how we think it works in real life. But it turns out there is no

law that says the president must run his decision by an advisor. That meeting with

experts in the situation room doesn't have to happen.

The U.S. President has sole authority to launch a nuclear weapon and he can technically

do so at any time.

I'm Gabriel Sierra, and this is why it matters.

Today, a look inside the rules for nuclear launch

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