How a president decides to launch nuclear weapons
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What exactly are the procedures for controlling the United States’ nuclear weapons?
There are many checks and balances built into the elaborate system to control America's nuclear weapons -- except when it comes to the sole decision-making of the president of the United States. Judy Woodruff speaks with Peter Feaver of Duke University about about the procedures for controlling the U.S. arsenal and who else is in the chain of command.
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How a president decides to launch nuclear weapons
Clip: 8/24/2017 | 7m 2sVideo has Closed Captions
There are many checks and balances built into the elaborate system to control America's nuclear weapons -- except when it comes to the sole decision-making of the president of the United States. Judy Woodruff speaks with Peter Feaver of Duke University about about the procedures for controlling the U.S. arsenal and who else is in the chain of command.
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