Trump tried to use nuclear codes but was stopped

According to one guy on YouTube. And that's not how the US nuclear system works. You don't "use the codes". You give an order; the "codes" authenticate that the order came from the President.

A general would have no need of that. He's right there in the room.

If a general rejected an order from the President to use nuclear weapons, that would be extremely newsworthy. And unfortunately there's no way he'd confirm or deny that. But this sounds like a garbled story at best.

> The nuclear code allegations have not been verified, and it remains unclear what purpose the nuclear codes alone would serve if accessed.

> Did Trump Try to Use Nuclear Codes? No Evidence to Back Viral Claim

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-nuclear-codes-11857229

on another note, I'm guessing the codes arn't the complicated part of launchng a nuke: https://uisjournal.com/why-the-us-used-the-password-00000000...