In the past, madmen as rulers were covered up by the aristocracy, while a chosen substitute, whether an individual or group, ran the show..
That was a deceptive crime, but if in the present day, a mentally vacant person was allowed to run around with "the nuclear football", that would be the height of
criminal duplicity, while placing the world in jeopardy.
A strenuous investigation and if needed, application of justice , is in order.