This is How the Nuclear Football Actually Works

In the event of an attack against America or it's allies, the President of the United States has the sole power to deploy a nuclear attack in retaliation from anywhere in the world. Today's epic video looks at the nuclear football, the arming device carried around by a military officer who is with the President 24/7. How does this nuclear football work, and how can the President have this kind of authority to launch a nuclear war from the push on a button? Check out our new video to find out!

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[xmassan]

Does the football send a verification code to your phone or, ask you to, "select all the squares with a street sign"?

[spiderworld]

When moms not home: the kids: I’m going to use that football

[RatselRifts]

But where did they kick the nuclear football?
Wait what

[jamezzz]

Infographics talking about Nuclear football
Other countries: *Invest*

[science.and.beyond]

Video: How the Nuclear Football Actually Works
North Korea: Write that down write that down!

[toyin]

You're google search history 100% US gotten you on the US watch list lol

[bhgtree]

Just imagine, the President wakes up early one morning, hurriedly picks up the nuclear briefcase from beside his bed and rushes out to his meetings. Later after a sudden enemy missile launch is suspected to be minutes away, The president opens the case only to realize that its his wifes make-up case.

[takeawaykitty.]

O4 pay grade? Imagine making 60k a year but being in charge of the nuclear football.

[PureFPSPwnage]

Imagine being in a position where there's no option other than authorizing a launch, and you have to do it.

[redmondpeters]

So I guess that the "Nuclear Football" isn't just about firing nukes. It's a communication system too.

[crispcroft]

Infographic Show: Nuclear Football

Me: Tell me more

[timbaskett]

Even serving in the military, I have always hated the prospect of any Nuclear, Chemical, or Biological weapon use. My opinion is that a "surgical" conventional weapons strike is a much better option, and yes we have the knowledge and technology for that.

[JustADioWhosAHeroForFun]

We're getting Fallout in real life

[a-a-ronbrowser]

While I was stationed in Brazil as a Marine Embassy Guard, I was tasked with a presidential visit and my post was the communications room for all this. It was a really cool experience to see the entire presidential movement.

[billythegoat]

Remembering one guy can wreck the world, don’t you love the 21st century

[mrman]

Watch Biden forget the classified code

[cesarehipthenhopthenhip]

Whos santa?
We're playing football with nuclear now 🤔

[hughmungus]

Imagine getting no ballsed to press it, or losing an odds on game

[jmtrad]

Kim Jong Un: Before i die, i want to send a nuclear missile in the US
Any citizen of NK: Ok.

[paratrooperfrog]

Ain’t no Documentation gonna matter once they strike back 😂