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3.46pm BST
Gen Kenneth McKenzie, the US Central Command commander, contradicted Joe Biden on what advice the president received regarding keeping troops in Afghanistan.
McKenzie said he recommended that 2,500 US troops remain in Afghanistan to help ensure the stability of the Afghan government and military. The general said he was overruled on the matter.
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Gen Mark Milley, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, said House speaker Nancy Pelosi called him on January 8 to inquire about Donald Trump’s ability to launch nuclear weapons.
“I sought to assure her that nuclear launch is governed by a very specific and deliberate process,” Milley said in his opening remarks at the Senate committee hearing.
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Source: The Guardian