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
It’s terrifying that we need this, and horrifying that this isn’t already in place.