Air Force General John Hyten says ‘we’re not stupid people ... if you execute an unlawful order, you will go to jail’The top US nuclear commander said on Saturday that he would resist President Donald Trump if he ordered an “illegal” launch of nuclear weapons. “I think some people think we’re stupid,” Hyten said in response to a question about such a scenario. I’m going to say, ’Mr President, that’s illegal.’ And guess what he’s going to do? It’s not that complicated.”Hyten said running through scenarios of how to react in the event of an illegal order was standard practice, and added: “If you execute an unlawful order, you will go to jail. You could go to jail for the rest of your life.”US military leaders would reject illegal order for nuclear strike, senators told Read moreThe Pentagon did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Hyten’s remarks.

Source: The Guardian November 19, 2017 00:56 UTC