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The President as SOLE Nuclear Decider?! Former General EXPLAINS

2025-11-18 News & Politics
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Nuclear Command and Control Realities Discussed After 'A House of Dynamite'

Discover why sitting U.S. Presidents intentionally avoid practicing nuclear war response simulations. Gain crucial insight into the procedural expectations and political calculations governing the final seconds of a nuclear exchange.

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  • Reveal that Jimmy Carter was the last US President to participate in a nuclear response exercise.
  • Clarify the serious risk presidents face by practicing their response publicly, leading to political constraints.
  • Detail the debate over missile defense testing accuracy: the movie's 61% versus recent 100% claims.

This discussion centers on the film A House of Dynamite and the grave realities it portrays concerning nuclear response readiness. Retired Lt. Gen. Daniel Karbler, who served as military consultant, explains procedural best practices, the importance of cabinet-level training, and the delicate balance leaders must strike between self-defense and global escalation.

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Spoilers ahead for A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE. Retired Lieutenant General Daniel Karbler—former Commander of US Army Space and Missile Defense Command and former Chief of Staff for US Strategic Command—joins Court Accountability Action’s MacKenZie Rumage and Mike Sacks to talk about the new movie, A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE, for which Ret. Lt. Gen. Karbler served as military consultant. They also talk about the current state of our nuclear response program, what would happen if we ever did face an attack, and the fact that only one person in the United States gets the final decision on whether to start a nuclear war. Court Accountability Action Linktree: https://linktr.ee/courtaccountability Public Citizen’s Vets and Neighbors Nov. 8 Town Hall: https://www.mobilize.us/mayday/?org_ids=46354 Public Citizen’s No War in Our Cities Protests: https://www.mobilize.us/mayday/?org_ids=41722 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595

Top Comments (10)

@Richard-e5j3c 2025-11-18

He will burn the world once the philes are released.

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@Boomer4ever 2025-11-18

How stupid are these people in government?! Do they really think any of us are safe with Trump in office?

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@schjonaster 2025-11-18

Trump lacks empathy and has been clinically diagnosed with dementia, so Trump would easily use nukes at any whim

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@arewefreeyet 2025-11-18

This is terrifying, but I appreciate that there's at least a discussion, given who's ultimately in control of our nuclear arsenal.

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@nightrider9904 2025-11-18

Remove Trump Now!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

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@patrickfreeman2320 2025-11-18

If Trump sees that he is going down he may very well take the whole world with him. Scary!

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@MrTabo2023 2025-11-18

The US has other assets that could have shot down an incoming ballistic missile besides the GBI (Ground Based Interceptors) featured in the movie. It really isn't realistic to think that the whole arsenal of GBIs is just 50 missiles. Redundancy is the mantra. There are backups of backups in the whole chain. The movie didn't even talk about the Patriot missile system or the THAAD ( Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) system. The THAAD could have intercepted the incoming ballistic missile in its terminal phase. I understand it is a movie. It is not real life.

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@ToneyBarber 2025-11-18

Secretary of War is not a thing.

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@FreedomMajore 2025-11-18

Says 3 comments shows 2 - Trumps going to pick a nuke-fight to cover up for government child assault trafficking - you don't show em a undermountain bunker in ACT I unless they use it in ACT III

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@briandonovan9091 2025-11-18

Trump isn't president. J6th. 14 amendment, sec 3. Trump is trespassing and impersonating a president. Section 3 Disqualification from Holding Office No person shall be an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof.

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