Originally Posted by
etucker1959
Did you read your own link and understand what it said??????? The Secretary of Defense is there only to verify the President is the President. The link said, "The Secretary of Defense has no legal authority to veto the President decision.'
Are you talking about Haig when President Reagan was shot and who was next in command for the Presidency. It that was the case, what does that have anything to do with the President and launching a nuclear strike at somebody???????