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[–] jidlaph 2 points (+2|-0) Edited

I'm not seeing what's so newsworthy about this

...in response to a question about such a scenario.

So someone asked him how the military would handle an illegal launch order, and got a fairly stock response. The only noteworthy part of this is that a journalist asked such a silly question.

[–] Boukert [OP] 2 points (+2|-0) Edited

In a time where Trump is president who praises "loyalty" above other virtues and has no knowledge about legal implications of these kinds of orders, i don't think this is a silly question and this is indeed newsworthy.

It also puts the emphasis on the fact that US officers pledge their loyalty to the constitution rather then the president.