Nuke General Would Resist 'Illegal' Strike Order From Trump
- 7 years ago
on Saturday the top U.S. nuclear commander said that he would resist President Donald Trump if he ordered an “illegal” launch of nuclear weapons.
Air Force General John Hyten is commander of the U.S. Strategic Command (or STRATCOM). He told an audience at the Halifax International Security Forum in Nova Scotia, Canada that he had given a lot of thought to what he would say if he received such an order.