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...