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"I was a Minuteman III nuclear launch officer: We can't let Trump become president" (LA Times op-ed)
The very point of nuclear weapons is that they are never used. We have them to dissuade hostile powers from attacking us, and vice versa.
Deterrence, as this policy is known, has been the backbone of U.S. national security for decades. That a candidate for the highest office in the land needs this explained to him, not once but thrice, should give every voter pause.
Deterrence, as this policy is known, has been the backbone of U.S. national security for decades. That a candidate for the highest office in the land needs this explained to him, not once but thrice, should give every voter pause.
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-noonan-trump-nuclear-20160809-snap-story.html
