Who has the power to launch nuclear weapons in the us?
multipleQAs
Who has the power to launch nuclear weapons in the us if the United States is under attack by a nuclear-capable adversary? Who has the power to launch nuclear weapons in the us if the President is alive, other than the President? Which general has the power to launch nuclear weapons in the us during the Cuban Missile Crisis? Who has the power to launch nuclear weapons in the us if the President has been killed but the Vice President has not been killed? Who has the power to launch nuclear weapons in the us if the President and Vice President have been killed but the Speaker of the House of Representatives has not been killed?
the President President
Secretary of Defense the Secretary of Defense
General Thomas Power
the Vice President Vice President
the Speaker of the House of Representatives Speaker of the House of Representatives