I think I see. To your knowledge, does any nuclear power operate in this way? I’m only slightly familiar with the US system, and I just checked the UK and from what I’m reading, both countries pretty much have the president/PM as having ultimate authority.
While checking, I also read that the UK’s submarine deterrents don’t need launch codes from the PM at all, and rely solely on military discipline to prevent an illicit launch. Not entirely germane to this talk, but it’s an interesting difference - and it’s certainly less bound up with executive power.
The Soviet Union was the closest to getting to this ideal. The problem they had with achieving was technological in nature, were they capable of more modern forms of communication they could have possibly achieved it. Don’t know if Russia is still trying to do it or not.
I think I see. To your knowledge, does any nuclear power operate in this way? I’m only slightly familiar with the US system, and I just checked the UK and from what I’m reading, both countries pretty much have the president/PM as having ultimate authority.
While checking, I also read that the UK’s submarine deterrents don’t need launch codes from the PM at all, and rely solely on military discipline to prevent an illicit launch. Not entirely germane to this talk, but it’s an interesting difference - and it’s certainly less bound up with executive power.
The Soviet Union was the closest to getting to this ideal. The problem they had with achieving was technological in nature, were they capable of more modern forms of communication they could have possibly achieved it. Don’t know if Russia is still trying to do it or not.