The "nuclear football" is a nickname for a briefcase that enables to US president to destroy the world. It contains instructions for destroying the world and the nuclear codes. It goes everywhere the president goes. Supposedly, once the codes are sent to the Pentagon and are confirmed and authorized, no one can rescind the orders to destroy the world. Yet in the real world, any link along the chain of command can decide maybe to not destroy the world. At least we can hope. This video is shorter than it look because the last 90 seconds is an ad.
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
How the Nuclear Football Works
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-chuckle- Nice try. One of the more important things left out is that it's primary purpose is to provide the ability of the U.S. to respond to an attack against us, not to initiate one. i.e., a first strike.
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