I don't think he's talking about actually firing nukes here, I think he's merely mentioning the fact they can fire at any minute. At least that's the impression I get from reading that entire piece.
That is also what "deployed" means. Weapons systems are "deployed" when they are in the "field" ready to use.
from the Concise Oxford English Dictionary:
quote:
verb
bring or move into position for military action.
—bring into effective action
I guess we can tar Biden with an unfortunate ability to actually speak correct English.
Edited by NosyNed, : No reason given.