Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby on allegations Gen. Mark Milley circumvented Trump: “I can’t speak to the validity. But I see nothing in what I’ve read that would cause any concern.”
- 3 years ago
Q: John, there are two allegations in the new Woodward-Costa book that have to do with this building in particular whether General Milley inserted himself into the nuclear launch process. Is there anything unusual that you've seen, or is the Defense Secretary concerned about the reports that General Milley inserted himself into the -- tried to stop the President at the time from having the ability to launch nuclear weapons?
Can you explain how the process works? And it's been explained to us that he went and just went through -- reviewed the procedures and that he told them that they -- he should be on any conference call with the President that's part of the procedures. Is that part of the nuclear procedures? I'm confused.
MR. KIRBY: Well, I certainly can't speak to the revelations that are coming out in the book. I think you saw a statement by the Chairman's office, specifically addressing this issue.
What I can tell you is, that it is not uncommon at all for the department to continue to review security protocols, particularly when it comes to our strategic deterrence capabilities, that we constantly take a look at the protocols and the procedures to make sure that they are still relevant. And these protocols have been in place for a long time, a couple of decades, and so it's not uncommon.
It's also completely appropriate -- and again, I'm not speaking to the validity of things that are in the book, but it is completely appropriate for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as the senior military advisor to both the Secretary and the President to want to see those protocols reviewed on whatever frequent basis that he wants to do that. So again, I can't speak to the validity, but I see nothing in what I've read that would cause any concern.
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Can you explain how the process works? And it's been explained to us that he went and just went through -- reviewed the procedures and that he told them that they -- he should be on any conference call with the President that's part of the procedures. Is that part of the nuclear procedures? I'm confused.
MR. KIRBY: Well, I certainly can't speak to the revelations that are coming out in the book. I think you saw a statement by the Chairman's office, specifically addressing this issue.
What I can tell you is, that it is not uncommon at all for the department to continue to review security protocols, particularly when it comes to our strategic deterrence capabilities, that we constantly take a look at the protocols and the procedures to make sure that they are still relevant. And these protocols have been in place for a long time, a couple of decades, and so it's not uncommon.
It's also completely appropriate -- and again, I'm not speaking to the validity of things that are in the book, but it is completely appropriate for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as the senior military advisor to both the Secretary and the President to want to see those protocols reviewed on whatever frequent basis that he wants to do that. So again, I can't speak to the validity, but I see nothing in what I've read that would cause any concern.
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