After speaking with Milley Friday, Pelosi told her caucus that she has gotten assurances there are safeguards in place in the event Trump wants to launch a nuclear weapon, according to multiple sources on a caucus call. He answered her questions regarding the process of nuclear command authority," Colonel Dave Butler said in a statement. Pelosi's letter is once again raising questions about what it takes to actually launch a nuclear weapon and whether military commanders can refuse an order from Trump. "None are, contrary to popular belief, in the nuclear launch chain of command. Therefore any 'safeguards' that could effectively prevent POTUS from exercising sole authority to launch nuclear weapons are either illegal or illusory," Narang added.

Source: CNN January 08, 2021 18:15 UTC