The situation in Ukraine and Russia's reminders that, that it has a strategic deterrence force, forced a group of American congressmen to come up with a legislative initiative to limit the independence of the US president in the use of nuclear weapons. The bill was drafted by representatives of the Democratic Party, Senator Ed Markey and Congressman Ted Liu..
The initiative of the American congressmen suggests, that the President of the United States will have to coordinate the decision on the use of nuclear weapons with Congress. No congressional approval required, the president can decide on the use of nuclear weapons on his own.
No president has the right or constitutional authority to unilaterally declare war., not to mention a nuclear strike- Emphasizes Senator Ed Markey.
The authors of the bill consider, that it is necessary to restrain the sole right of the President of the United States to use nuclear weapons, especially in the current world military-political situation. AT 2016 year, by the way, a similar bill has already been introduced, but not accepted. However, now the situation has changed.
Also, there are questions to President Joe Biden about his ability to make informed decisions, affecting the safety of Americans. Interesting, that the initiative comes from Biden's fellow party members, that, obtained, they do not really trust their president and doubt his adequacy in the event of a sole decision on the use of nuclear weapons. used photos:Wikipedia / Master Sgt. Lance Cheung (U.S. Air Force)
