Milley Assured Pelosi That US Military, Not Trump, Controlled the Nukes, Vice Chairman Says

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley assured US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in January that outgoing President Donald Trump could not launch a nuclear attack on China as the chiefs retained full control of US strategic weapons, Milley's deputy, Vice Chairman Gen. John Hyten said on Friday.