president is the sole nuclear launch authority and he doesn t launch them alone. and that i am not qualified to determine the mental health of the president of the united states. there are processes, protocols and procedures in place and i repeatedly assured her that there was no chance of an illegal, unauthorized or accidental launch. by presidential directive and secretary of defense directives, the chairman is part of the process to insure the president is fully informed when determining the use of the world s deadliest weapons. by law i am not in the chain of command and i know that. however, by presidential directive and d.o.d. instruction i am in the chain of communication to fulfill my legal statutory role as the president s primary military advisor. after the speaker pelosi call i convened a short meeting in my office with key members of my staff to refresh all of us on