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Salim, please check your PM over at WAB.
Regardless of which country, the nuclear release authority rests with the leader of the government. Through that leader, he issues responsbilities and duties to the nuclear weapons holders. Until that leader issue a release order, those weapons in theory should not be used.
Ok, those are the protocals, meaning the rules.
The N5 went further with electronic locks, meaning even if you're the nuclear weapons holder. Until you've received the electronic release codes, you can't use the nuke.
That in essence is the "football." The electronic key release and that should be near the leader of the government at all times.
Now, back in the old days, the "release" was in the form of a sealed envelop that the weapons holder should only open at the time of weapons usage. He compares the contents with the release that he just recieved and if they match, he lets go the weapon.
That currently is the situation with the Pak system today though it's not as bad as it sounds since Pak nukes are stored in component form and would require several release orders just to get the parts and then the knowhow on how to put it togehter.
Taking this further, both the Chinese and Russians have a dual release system. One for the delivery vehicle and the other for the warhead. In the Soviet days, the Strategic Rocket Forces control the missiles that deliver the warheads. The warhead arming codes resides solely with the KGB. The Chinese have gone one step further in storing the warheads away from the delivery vehicles and put them under civilian guard instead of military.
Regardless of which country, the nuclear release authority rests with the leader of the government. Through that leader, he issues responsbilities and duties to the nuclear weapons holders. Until that leader issue a release order, those weapons in theory should not be used.
Ok, those are the protocals, meaning the rules.
The N5 went further with electronic locks, meaning even if you're the nuclear weapons holder. Until you've received the electronic release codes, you can't use the nuke.
That in essence is the "football." The electronic key release and that should be near the leader of the government at all times.
Now, back in the old days, the "release" was in the form of a sealed envelop that the weapons holder should only open at the time of weapons usage. He compares the contents with the release that he just recieved and if they match, he lets go the weapon.
That currently is the situation with the Pak system today though it's not as bad as it sounds since Pak nukes are stored in component form and would require several release orders just to get the parts and then the knowhow on how to put it togehter.
Taking this further, both the Chinese and Russians have a dual release system. One for the delivery vehicle and the other for the warhead. In the Soviet days, the Strategic Rocket Forces control the missiles that deliver the warheads. The warhead arming codes resides solely with the KGB. The Chinese have gone one step further in storing the warheads away from the delivery vehicles and put them under civilian guard instead of military.
