Description
Stevens Institute of Technology nuclear historian Alex Wellerstein discussed the president’s authority to launch nuclear weapons.
6 minutes
Keywords
- Defense Policy
- Foreign Policy
- Nuclear Weapons
- President
- Presidential Powers
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