Topic: The "Nuclear Football"

KAMIKAZI · October 8th, 2004

I was wondering is it true that the US president and the Russian President both have a suitcase which was brought about in the Cold War with the supposed documents about how to act in an national emergency and how to get in contact with the Pentagon (or Russian equivalent) and launch a Nuclear Missile strike with their consent?

godofthunder9010 · October 8th, 2004

All of the nukes could only be ARMED by the President and/or Secretary General. Launching the ICBM's would have still been possible but the warheads would have been no more harmful that a chunk of metal falling from space and possible radiation from the thing being torn appart by impact. They would not have detonated in other words.

Sea_Cadet · October 9th, 2004

The President of the United States is always shadowed by a commissioned memeber of the armed services who carries a black briefcase which is the Nuclear Football.

KAMIKAZI · October 9th, 2004

I saw a programme you see, which was about it and as you say he had a armed guard carrying it whereever he goes, same with Russia.

godofthunder9010 · October 9th, 2004

Yep, its a real deal. I doubt that the Russians call it a "Football" though. Dunno if they have a nickname for it or not.

KAMIKAZI · October 9th, 2004

Im not sure, I think its called something else like an "emergency Satchual." the reson its called 'football' is I think (dont quote me on this) that the 2 nukes on Japan were called "drop kicks" by nick name so the "football" came into nickname for a thing that supposedly launched nukes

October 8th, 2004	Post 1
KAMIKAZI Immunes	Post; The "Nuclear Football" I was wondering is it true that the US president and the Russian President both have a suitcase which was brought about in the Cold War with the supposed documents about how to act in an national emergency and how to get in contact with the Pentagon (or Russian equivalent) and launch a Nuclear Missile strike with their consent?

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godofthunder9010 Tribunus Laticlavius Gear	All of the nukes could only be ARMED by the President and/or Secretary General. Launching the ICBM's would have still been possible but the warheads would have been no more harmful that a chunk of metal falling from space and possible radiation from the thing being torn appart by impact. They would not have detonated in other words. __________________ "It is well that war is so terrible, else we should grow too fond of it." - General Robert E. Lee Warning, critical pebkac error in the iD10t!! pebkac\wtflolurpwnzd\snafuroflmao.exe called iD10t, iD10t failed to respond!! System in danger!! "It takes a big man to admit when he's wrong. I am NOT a big man." -Chevy Chase

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Sea_Cadet Primus Pilus	The President of the United States is always shadowed by a commissioned memeber of the armed services who carries a black briefcase which is the Nuclear Football. __________________ Honour.... Courage.... Commitment US Naval Academy \"Non sibi sed patriae!\" (Not for self, but country) US Navy

October 9th, 2004	Post 4
KAMIKAZI Immunes	I saw a programme you see, which was about it and as you say he had a armed guard carrying it whereever he goes, same with Russia.

October 9th, 2004	Post 5
godofthunder9010 Tribunus Laticlavius Gear	Yep, its a real deal. I doubt that the Russians call it a "Football" though. Dunno if they have a nickname for it or not.

October 9th, 2004	Post 6
KAMIKAZI Immunes	Im not sure, I think its called something else like an "emergency Satchual." the reson its called 'football' is I think (dont quote me on this) that the 2 nukes on Japan were called "drop kicks" by nick name so the "football" came into nickname for a thing that supposedly launched nukes

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