"The Nuremberg Principles says that we in the military have not only the right, but also the DUTY to refuse an illegal order.”
Based on the above, I contend that
should some civilian order you to initiate a nuclear attack on Iran (for
example), you are duty-bound to refuse that order. I might also suggest that you should consider whether
the circumstances demand that you arrest whoever gave the order as a war
criminal.
By Colonel Bob Bowman (USAF Ret), Caltech PhD in Nuclear Engineering and
Aeronautics,decorated combat fighter pilot (101 missions in Vietnam), and former
head of Presidents Ford and Carter's 'Star Wars' program. Sept. 2007