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The Imperial Presidency's Nuclear Sword of Damocles: Why America's Unchecked Nuclear Authority Threatens Global Survival

General Maxwell D. Taylor warned that the best protection against an irrational American president ordering nuclear weapons use is to avoid electing one, highlighting a systemic flaw in U.S. command authority. This exposes the terrifying reality that Western nuclear command structures dangerously concentrate unchecked power in one individual, threatening global stability and underscoring the urgent need for dismantling such imperialist instruments of destruction.