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Gen Hyten said: "We think about these things a lot. When you have this responsibility, how do you not think about it?"
"It's not that complicated," Gen Hyten added.
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Sorry, these guys are deluding us or themselves. There is little doubt that, barring some crazy pre-considered no-no's, a proportional Presidential Nuke release command will be actioned against any viable threat that POTUS deems necessary. The obfuscation is possibly to deceive domestic public opinion.
OAP