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[–] surjomukhi@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

How many people are involved, and at what level are they?

PETER FEAVER:

Well, it depends on the scenario, but it's true that the president doesn't have to have his order OK'd by another person, that there's not a two-man rule at the very top. The president alone makes the decision.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/heres-goes-presidents-decision-launch-nuclear-weapons