Senior US military chief General Dan Caine reportedly said ‘No’ when Donald Trump allegedly tried to access the nuclear codes during the Iran conflict, according to unverified reports
US President Donald Trump was denied access to his nation’s nuclear codes by a senior US military leader, according to explosive reports.
Retired CIA analyst Larry Johnson revealed on popular YouTube programme Judging Freedom that during an emergency meeting on Saturday, Trump attempted to access the nuclear codes.
“One report coming out of that meeting at the White House is that Trump wanted to… use the nuclear codes and General Dan Caine stood up and said ‘No’.”
“He invoked his privilege as the head of the military, so to speak. It was apparently quite a blow-up.
“There’s some very bizarre things going on in DC.”
The allegations have not been verified and it remains unclear what purpose the nuclear codes would serve if accessed.
However, it follows reports that Donald Trump was barred from the Situation Room by military advisers during a crucial Iran rescue operation.
The US President was reportedly excluded from discussions amid worries about his explosive temperament.
Senior administration officials feared his unpredictability could jeopardise the operation.
Following the destruction of a US aircraft by Iranian forces earlier this month, Trump allegedly spent hours shouting at staff in the West Wing after being tormented by recollections of the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis.
The US has been at war with Iran since February 28 when joint US-Israeli strikes were launched on several key Iranian targets. Iran retaliated by targeting locations across the Middle East, throwing the region into turmoil and shutting down the crucial Strait of Hormuz trade route.
A temporary ceasefire has been agreed upon, but no long-term peace resolution has been established.
Although not officially acknowledged as a nuclear-armed state, Iran is believed to possess uranium enrichment capabilities that could facilitate nuclear weapons.
Once again, it remains uncertain if or what the US nuclear codes would be utilised for.