No existing law in prohibition, other than use must confirm with the law of self-defence (established principles of humanitarian law), a norm of the international community.
Lol, Nichols is calling the previous events “The Beer Belly Putsch”. I hope it spread around. Hilarious term and pretty accurate.
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I thought he was banned?
US president can absolutely launch nuclear weapons. There isn’t an actual safe guard.
If you want sources, I can give you, but this is pretty well known.
But check out professor Thom Nichols and Professor Jeffrey Lewis and their colleges. They have been stressing that he has this authority since 2016 and you can google their names and phrases and I am sure you will find a lot of solid info then.
The only safeguard is the 25th amendment or impeachment…
Not gonna lie…this Tweet and the reply have put a HUGE smile on my face…the bootstraps trope is a particular favourite of mine…
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Isn’t this one of the explicit areas in which the US has refused to recognize any jurisdiction of the ICJ?
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His ban was just for a couple of days.
It will be interesting to see how he precedes on twitter though. But judged by the Donald tweet I posted, there will be little difference.
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I just posted the advisory opinion on the lawful use of nuclear weapons. Feel free to read it. There is of course no binding international law (apart from the Rome Statute and some cases that imply peremptory norms), and they all rely on States conformity to international norms, and the sanctions and damage to international reputation that can follow.
Trust me, Trump is not going to launch a Minuteman.
For someone harping on about truth and justice you assume an awful lot! 
The point is that no one can legally stop him from ordering a nuclear strike, the rest is irrelevant, as is your stupid last line. I find your sarcasm on the subject improper.
The point is just that no one can legally stop him to launch, nothing more, nothing less.
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Crikey. I’ve lost a couple of days somewhere.
What was that spinach I ate the other day I wonder 
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That is immaterial they would be under sanction of the entire international community, think of the damage to the dollar. The US have never approved the authority of the ICC, but the system exists independently of them. They can either play or be excluded. In fact the US are one of the worst pariahs of international norms.
And there is still a more functional health care system in India than in US. Even with the poverty that India faces.
I’m not gloating on India’s healthcare system. It’s fucked and a large part of that has to do with the population that it has. still more viable than the US healthcare systems though. And like i said , not a boast… just the reality check
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You really dont know what you are taking about on this, other than witty verbiage. Have a pearl.
It’s not me!
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Were we to have a serious nuclear incident, I think the exchange rates would be the least of our worries.
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Now you moved the situation; the proposition was from a standing start, of use out of the cold, on another State. Ergo a ridiculous fear doing the rounds now amidst this hysterical frenzy that Trump234 might just use nukes in the last days of his presidency, what for a laugh.
These people were betrayed and had a God-damn awful job.
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Anyway, the US will survive long enough for me to watch Liverpool.
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No you have this is wrong the international community and the censure and sanction that follow is a deterrent. Not least the other Officers who have the other half to the codes.