> How long? A decision that must be made in an hour can't have too long a chain of command. There are several historical instances where we or Russia almost lau

> How long? A decision that must be made in an hour can't have too long a chain of command. There are several historical instances where we or Russia almost launched by mistake. The chain is even longer then the higher ups decision to actually launch a nuke though. Would you press the button to nuke another country knowing that doing so will very likely kill your entire family and you?, or would you ignore the order?.