In this photo taken from undated footage distributed by russian defense ministry press service an intercontinental. Is trump blundering to arms control chaos. Fumbling the nuclear football.
The nuclear football also known as the atomic football the president s emergency satchel the presidential emergency satchel 1 the button the black box or just the football is a briefcase the contents of which are to be used by the president of the united states to authorize a nuclear attack while away from fixed command centers such. When is rooted in d c the situation room is utilized for national security threats. The nuclear football is only in play when the president is away from the white house per atomic heritage.
While talk of nuclear weapons is scary stuff there is a checks and balances system in place before one is launched. Hence the football analogy. Usa today said it stems from the name of an early nuclear attack plan version that went by the acronym siop or single integrated operational plan its code name was dropkick.
So why a football. The nuclear football also known as the atomic football the president s emergency satchel the button the black box or just the football is a briefcase the contents of which are to be used by the president of the united states to authorize a nuclear attack while away from fixed command centers such as the white house situation room it functions as a mobile hub in the strategic defense. The nuclear football also known as the atomic football the president s emergency satchel the presidential emergency satchel the button the black box or just the football is a briefcase the contents of which are to be used by the president of the united states to authorize a nuclear attack while away from fixed command centers such as the white house situation room.
