Nuclear launch card was missing ‘for months,’ new book says
(CNN) — A former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says in a new book that while Bill Clinton was in the White House, a key component of the president’s nuclear launch protocol went missing. “The codes were actually missing for months. This is a big deal,” says General Hugh Shelton. “We dodged a silver bullet.” In his book “Without Hesitation,” the retired Army general writes, “Even though movies may show the President wearing these codes around…
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Nuclear launch card was missing ‘for months,’ new book says
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