What is the US Strategic Command?
We hear that title every once in a blue moon and we understand it to be some sort of gigantic military government entity that makes decisions about war and espionage on a global basis.
The United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) is actually one of nine separate commands in the US Department of Defense (DOD). Of the nine, STRATCOM provides rapid-response to threats advice to the Congress and the president.
Inside this network of nine commands are Strategic Deterrence, Global Strike, the DOD’s Global Information Grid, Strategic Warning, Integrated Missile Defense, Global Command, Control, Communications, Computers (C4), Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) (together known as C4ISR).
The head of the US Strategic Command is Air Force General John Hyten. Recently in a conference regarding the Halifax International Security Forum in Canada, General Hyten was asked a question regarding his philosophy on nuclear strikes and whether he would blindly follow the order if given by the president to do so.
Turn to the next page to see his response and how it has been taken to mean that the general would disobey orders if presented with the situation!
The president is commander of all military….it does take a man with abreif case with key to use a bombs
And you’re fired.
If he refuses he can be thrown in the brigg and replaced in seconds.
there is a LOT more to dropping bombs than a guy with the key to the briefcase … there is a complicated chain of command, authorizations and codes to be verified before any bomb drop can happen … it’s not like the movies
Trump must be very good at bluffing the enemy if our people actually think he is anymore liable of using a nuclear bomb than any past president. He’s bluffing, folks, instead of kissing Kim’s$#%&!@*like Obama, Clinton, and Bush did.
Of course it’s illegal the man child has fucking no idea how to do anything that’s not illegal he’s a fraud and a ConMan it’s to be expected he tried to warn you people but you didn’t care at least he’s not a Clinton right
Gee wonder why they can’t win any wars since WW 2?
True…..president has final say though
He can be replaced.
Generals don’t speak about these potential situations… I would move this guy out … or have his second in command have a 45 handy if he refuses the presidents orders… any president…