U.S. lawmaker Ted Lieu on Wednesday urged Congress to support a draft bill banning the president from launching a nuclear strike without the Congressional authorisation following Donald Trump’s nuclear-related threats against North Korea.
“Freaked out by Trump’s tweet threatening nuclear war with North Korea? Support HR 669/S 200 by Sen. Edward Markey and me.
“This bipartisan legislation prevents the U.S. president from launching a nuclear first strike without Congressional authorization,” Lieu, a Democrat representing California, wrote on Twitter.
The bill, which obligates the president to seek the endorsement of the Congress before using nuclear weapons, was introduced by Markey and Lieu to the Congress in January 2017.
However, no progress has been made on the issue so far.
On Tuesday, Trump wrote on Twitter that he had a “more powerful nuclear button” than North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, stressing that it was also “much bigger” and “works,” responding to threats expressed by Pyongyang
Kim made his remarks about the nuclear button during a New Year’s address to his nation, saying that the nuclear button was on his desk.
The North Korean leader also expressed the belief that the United State would not be able to start a war against North Korea.
