US Navy commander says ready for nuclear strike on China if Trump ordered

‘The commander of US naval forces in the Pacific Ocean has warned he would launch a nuclear attack against China “next week” if ordered by President Donald Trump.
Admiral Scott Swift, the commander of the US Pacific Fleet, made the remarks on Thursday at a security conference at the Australian National University in the Australian capital of Canberra.
“The answer would be yes,” he said, when responding to a hypothetical question about whether he would be prepared to launch a nuclear attack on China next week if ordered to do so by Trump.
Swift said that all members of the US military had sworn an oath to obey officers and the US president as commander in chief to defend the constitution.’
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