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Here’s how to fix that problem., ” Erin Connolly and Kate Hewitt, The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists “ American students aren’t taught nuclear weapons policy in school. “ Our Apocalypses, Ourselves, ” Emma Claire Foley, Inkstick

“ An Unsung Hero of the Nuclear Age, ” Ron Rosenbaum, Slate “ What Should the World Do With Its Nuclear Weapons?, ” Joseph Cirincione, Atlantic “ The President and the Bomb, ” Richard Betts “ Explosion Shines New Light on ‘Secret Nuclear Cities’, ” Alexandra Bell “ What is US nuclear policy, exactly?, ” Abigail Stowe-Thurston “ The Lingering Specter of Nuclear War, ” Stewart M. “ What the INF Treaty’s Collapse Means for Nuclear Proliferation, ” Lori Esposito Murray Today, we unpack the president’s sole authority to launch, and its implications for national and global security. Is it wise to invest so much power in the hands of one person? What are the alternatives? Gabrielle Sierra explores a system that has been overlooked for years, as she sits down with three nuclear security experts. While the system is built to provide the president with as much expert advice as possible, consultation is not legally required, and some experts say that such an order could be executed in a matter of minutes.

In the United States, the president has sole and unconstrained power to launch a first-strike nuclear attack.
