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Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Democrats seek to curb Trump's 'first strike' nuclear power

Democrats seek to curb Trump's 'first strike' nuclear power
Amid all the hubub about crowd numbers, tahe most worrying thought is President Donald J Trump now has his finger on the button that could launch ...https://leftfootforward.org/2017/01/democrats-seek-to-curb-trumps-first-strike-nuclear-power/
 

Congressmen Already Want To Strip Donald Trump's Nuclear Strike Power

Jalopnik - ‎2 hours ago‎
The U.S. Navy successfully launches a Trident II, D-5, Performance Evaluation Missile from the submerged submarine USS Tennessee in this 1989 file photo. The missile was launched despite attempts by the Greenpeace organization to stop the operation.

L.A. Congressman Wants to Limit Trump's Access to Nukes

L.A. Weekly - ‎49 minutes ago‎
All three claims have been widely debunked, with the New York Times calling the inauguration whopper "false" and the voter fraud allegation a "lie." And those are just three examples of a string of falsehoods coming from the mouth of the leader of the ...

Ed Markey Wants to Make it Harder for Donald Trump to Use Nuclear Weapons

Boston magazine (blog) - ‎3 hours ago‎
A long-shot bill he filed would remove some of his powers to drop nukes. By Spencer Buell | Boston Daily | January 25, 2017, 11:31 a.m.. markey. A long-shot bill filed by Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey aims to make it harder for Donald Trump to use ...

Markey wants to curb Trump's power to launch nuclear weapons

Boston.com - ‎7 hours ago‎
WASHINGTON — Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey wants to strip President Trump's power to launch a nuclear first strike without a declaration of war by Congress. A bill Markey filed Tuesday, also introduced in the House by Representative Ted Lieu of ...

Trump to be deprived of nuclear button

Pravda - ‎4 hours ago‎
The US Congressman Edward Markey and Senator Ted Lieu have proposed to prohibit the US President from launching a nuclear first strike against other countries. A corresponding bill has been already introduced. Authors believe that the problem has ...

Democrats seek to curb Trump's 'first strike' nuclear power

Left Foot Forward - ‎5 hours ago‎
Amid all the hubub about crowd numbers, tahe most worrying thought is President Donald J Trump now has his finger on the button that could launch thousands of nuclear weapons. Faced with this, in a country with a long-standing policy of allowing a ...

Democrats introduce a bill to prevent Donald Trump from launching a nuclear war

Mic - ‎16 hours ago‎
Senator Ed Markey and Rep. Ted Lieu introduced legislation intended to prevent President Donald Trump from using nuclear weapons in a first-strike scenario without the explicit approval of Congress on Tuesday. The legislation is titled the "Restricting ...

Dem Lawmakers Want To Pry Nuclear Football From Trump's Hands

Daily Caller - ‎22 hours ago‎
Legislation prohibiting the president from launching a nuclear first strike without congressional approval was introduced into Congress Tuesday by Rep. Ted W. Lieu (D – Calif) and Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass), a press release revealed. The ...

Lawmakers Introduce Bill Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons

Foreign Policy (blog) - ‎Jan 24, 2017‎
Lawmakers introduced a bill in both houses of Congress Tuesday that would prevent the president from launching a nuclear first strike without a congressional declaration of war. A policy that was long debated — but never seriously pursued — during ...

Nuke rebuke: Bill requires declaration of war before Trump can launch nuclear attack

RT - ‎18 hours ago‎
President Donald Trump has already dropped bombs in Iraq, Syria and Yemen, but two Democrats in Congress are raising the prospect of him unleashing the nuclear arsenal, too. Their bill calls for a proper declaration of war before any preemptive strike.

Democrats put forward bill to restrict Trump's access to nuclear trigger

Geo News, Pakistan - ‎15 hours ago‎
A bill introduced by two Democratic congressmen in US President Donald Trump's campaign last year – that didn't gain traction – is set to be put forth once again for consideration. It mainly focuses on taking back the control of nuclear arsenal from ...

Dems seek to limit Trump's options for using nuclear weapons

The Hill - ‎19 hours ago‎
Two Democrats are pushing Congress to restrict President Trump's ability to launch nuclear weapons, reintroducing a bicameral bill Tuesday that would prohibit the president from launching a nuclear first strike without a declaration of war by Congress. 

Bill aims to limit Trump's power to launch nuclear weapons

Atlanta Journal Constitution - ‎13 hours ago‎
Two Democratic lawmakers have reintroduced a bill that would limit President Donald Trump's power to launch nuclear weapons. The legislation, called the Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2017, "would prohibit the president from launching ...

Democrats introduce bill to curb Trump's ability to launch a nuclear strike

Business Insider - ‎20 hours ago‎
trump nuclear weapons illustration 3x4 Two Democrats are trying to curb Donald Trump's ability to launch a nuclear strike. Getty Images; US Navy; illustration by Business Insider. Rep. Ted W. Lieu and Sen. Edward J. Markey, both Democrats, introduced ...

TRUMP NUKE BLOCK? Democrats try to undermine President & LIMIT his nuclear weapons powers

Express.co.uk - ‎16 hours ago‎
DEMOCRATS are trying to restrict President Trump's ability to use nuclear weapons with the reintroduction of a bill which would block the new US leader from launching a pre-emptive nuclear strike. By Will Kirby. PUBLISHED: 02:55, Wed, Jan 25, 2017 ...
 
 
 
 

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