U.S. Democrat Lawmakers Want To Limit A U.S. President From Launching A Nuclear Strike

VOA: US Lawmakers Set to Introduce 'First Strike' Bill

U.S. lawmakers and nuclear arms control leaders are set to hold a news conference Tuesday to discuss limiting the power of U.S. presidents to launch a nuclear strike.

Democratic Sen. Edward Markey of Massachusetts and Congressman Ted Lieu of California are seeking to limit the ability of "President Donald Trump or any U.S. president to launch a nuclear first strike without a declaration of war by Congress," a statement they released Tuesday said.

The statement cited the incident in 2018 when the president taunted North Korea over the size of his nuclear button.

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WNU Editor: This is just a political stunt. Here is an easy prediction. This bill is going nowhere.

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