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Trump admin removes senior defense officials triggering alarm at Pentagon
- haspoken 6y agoPerhaps they do not want a repeat of Secretary of Defense James Schlesinger's purported interference of Nixon's ability to launch nuclear weapons. https://time.com/5388648/watergate-nixon-anonymous-op-ed/ https://time.com/5388648/watergate-nixon-anonymous-op-ed/ https://slate.com/human-interest/2011/02/nuclear-weapons-how-cold-war-major-harold-hering-asked-a-forbidden-question-that-cost-him-his-career.html https://slate.com/human-interest/2011/02/nuclear-weapons-how...