There are points in the system where people can stand up to the president, right? But then what? Trump could fire him on the spot on the spot and keep replacing him with people until someone carries out his order. Bruce is a researcher at Princeton who's really into nukes. He was responsible for firing up to 50 long-range ballistic missiles aimed at the Soviet Union, China, and North Korea. The fine people at Mattress Firm want to help you stretch your budget by helping you improve your sleep.
Today we launch our show, but it turns out it's a lot easier to launch a nuclear weapon. Vox's Alex Ward walks us through the six easy steps and tells Sean Rameswaram about the time we accidentally dropped a nuke on North Carolina. Twice.
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