There’s much talk these days about nuclear war
As seen in the context of Trump’s personality
Where he’s demonstrated severe instabilities
A new situation we’ve not seen before
Nuclear missiles deployed land and sea
Can seconds be sent any place on this Globe
And shower destruction above and below
Just one man, the President now has the key
And no one can stop him nor stop missile flights
Except that the President, minutes has he
To order that warheads destruct harmlessly
In case what was judged an attack was not right
‘Till now we’ve eschewed a preemptive attack
Our missiles were strictly deployed for deterrence
Our friends and our enemies bought our assurance
But Trump has reversed that, their real trust we lack
Debates now in Congress addressing this issue
Of Trump’s unilateral nuke-war authority
Are searching approaches for dual authority
Requiring two to agree to nuke’s use
The answer’s not simple; response times are minutes
The Second would need what the President needs
Nuke keys and world briefings to keep up to speed
The VP’s a natural this role to fit in it
11/14/17
