Democrats introduce a bill to prevent Donald Trump from launching a nuclear war
- Senator Ed Markey and Rep. Ted Lieu introduced legislation intended to prevent Trump from using nuclear weapons in a first-strike scenario without the explicit approval of Congress on Tuesday.
- The legislation is titled the “Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2017.“
- The two legislators issued a press statement on the bill co-signed by William Perry, who served as secretary of defense in former President Bill Clinton’s administration. Read more
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