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10. Milley didn't exactly instruct anyone not to carry out an order for a nuclear strike

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)

Fri Sep 17, 2021, 11:23 AM

Sep 2021

He called in the people under him to impress upon them the necessity of following the procedure that is in place. And that procedure requires that the Chairman of the Joint Chief (Milley) is involved in the process. I'm sure the folks under Milley understood the implications and ramifications of what he was telling them, but he did not instruct anyone not to carry out a nuclear strike order.

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My dear underpants: Thank you for supplying this from behind the paywall! ♥ CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2021 #8

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Milley didn't exactly instruct anyone not to carry out an order for a nuclear strike gratuitous Sep 2021 #10

Thank you my Dear CaliforniaPeggy malaise Sep 2021 #11

My pleasure, my dear malaise! CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2021 #12