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bpj62

(999 posts)
18. The Football
Thu Oct 12, 2017, 04:08 PM
Oct 2017

The bag which got its name during the Kennedy Administration contains a series of nuclear scenarios that the President can choose from. When the President reads the codes on the biscuit to the officer on the opposite end of the secure line and the code is authenticated the President can then decide which nuclear option he chooses to go with,. It could be land based ICBM, it could be bombers in the air force or from carriers, or submarines. Once the plan is entered into the computer the plan is authenticated via codewords by the Navy or Airforce and once authenticated the target is confirmed and the delivery platform locks the location in via satellite and the weapons are released for use. The President can stand down the launch prior to launch but once the weapon is in the air I am not certain if they can be self destructed. My apologies for the length but it really happens in minutes.

As for Mattis and Kelly restraining the President well that is a fantasy as both men would either be restrained or shot by the Secret Service whose sole mission is to ensure that the President is able to safely discharge his duties. Pretty bleak scenario.

maybe they can yell at him from across the room... samnsara Oct 2017 #1
It is ingrained in them to follow the orders of their commander unless the order is LuckyCharms Oct 2017 #4
Malcom Nance stated MontanaMama Oct 2017 #2
Yes and that is my point... LuckyCharms Oct 2017 #7
They will be in a situation that none of their training and experience has prepared them for. Girard442 Oct 2017 #11
All the more reason to default to what they know...follow orders. n/t LuckyCharms Oct 2017 #20
I took it to mean that Secret Service might try to off them if they tried. woodsprite Oct 2017 #21
It isn't an actual button to be pushed. Girard442 Oct 2017 #3
Exactly, didn't the military mostly ingore Trumpy's demand to remove all transgender soldiers from FSogol Oct 2017 #5
It is physically probably a key to be turned... LuckyCharms Oct 2017 #6
No, it is a plastic card sarisataka Oct 2017 #12
One would assume there is one code that means: Girard442 Oct 2017 #13
I am not familiar sarisataka Oct 2017 #14
Biometric scan? MontanaMama Oct 2017 #15
I don't think they worry too much about being fooled by Martin Landau in a Trump mask. Girard442 Oct 2017 #16
Scan of his hand... MontanaMama Oct 2017 #17
Terrific "Mission Impossible" reference! PJMcK Oct 2017 #27
Yes, but I mean the actual detonation mechanism which... LuckyCharms Oct 2017 #19
I wouldn't think the folks MontanaMama Oct 2017 #22
I agree, that's why they have guns and 2 people or possibly more... LuckyCharms Oct 2017 #24
Yes at that point sarisataka Oct 2017 #26
I think we need to end this Mattis/Kelly are good guys myth... HopeAgain Oct 2017 #8
Agree. There is an argument floating around that LuckyCharms Oct 2017 #10
The real button is... defacto7 Oct 2017 #9
The Football bpj62 Oct 2017 #18
Dotard can't find MontanaMama Oct 2017 #23
That would be nice bpj62 Oct 2017 #25
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