The commander of the Pacific fleet, Admiral Scott swift said today, on 27 July that the fleet is ready to launch a nuclear attack on China, if it orders the President and the commander-in-chief Donald trump.
In fact, the Admiral was just answering the question he was asked during a security conference at the Australian national University following a major joint military exercises of the U.S. Navy and Australia.
«If the President would give that order, my answer would be: Yes,» swift was quoted by the Associated Press. «Every military in the US armed forces took an oath to protect the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, overseas and domestic, and to obey the orders of officers and the President of the United States as commander in chief,» said the Admiral.
Scott swift added that this is the key premise of American democracy – the fact that the armed forces are subject to civilian control.
Later, the representative of the Pacific fleet Charlie brown noted that the Admiral was not talking about a specific situation, but in principle about the willingness of the military to obey the President and civil authorities. «Of course, the question itself about the possibility of a nuclear strike on China was ridiculous,» said brown.
