U.S. Congress wants to limit Trump's right to nuclear strike
Independently of each other, two bills were introduced in the US Congress that limited the president’s powers to a one-man decision to launch nuclear strikes. This became known from the press service of the authors of these proposals.
Democratic Party Senator Elizabeth Warren, who announced her possible run for president before the last election, and Adam Smith, head of the Armed Services Committee, proposed making the principle external policy US refusal to use nuclear weapons first.
Congressmen consider the current doctrine not only obsolete, but also extremely dangerous. According to Warren and Smith, America should announce to the whole world that the goal of US nuclear capability is containment. This will significantly reduce the likelihood of an accidental occurrence of global conflict.
A similar bill was also introduced by congressmen Republican Ted Leigh and Democrat Ed Marks. They believe that the president has the right to a preventive nuclear strike only if this decision is approved by Congress.
Similar proposals were made before, but they did not receive support. Attitude to this issue has changed since the coming to power of Donald trump. Many American politicians, especially representatives of the Democratic Party, consider it dangerous to trust the incumbent president to control the country's nuclear arsenal.
Democratic Party Senator Elizabeth Warren, who announced her possible run for president before the last election, and Adam Smith, head of the Armed Services Committee, proposed making the principle external policy US refusal to use nuclear weapons first.
Congressmen consider the current doctrine not only obsolete, but also extremely dangerous. According to Warren and Smith, America should announce to the whole world that the goal of US nuclear capability is containment. This will significantly reduce the likelihood of an accidental occurrence of global conflict.
A similar bill was also introduced by congressmen Republican Ted Leigh and Democrat Ed Marks. They believe that the president has the right to a preventive nuclear strike only if this decision is approved by Congress.
Similar proposals were made before, but they did not receive support. Attitude to this issue has changed since the coming to power of Donald trump. Many American politicians, especially representatives of the Democratic Party, consider it dangerous to trust the incumbent president to control the country's nuclear arsenal.
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