During Donald Trump’s swearing-in ceremony, one detail will pass unnoticed by most viewers – a man in the background with a black leather briefcase.

He will arrive with Obama, and leave with Trump – bringing with him the capacity to launch America’s vast nuclear arsenal.

The 45-pound leather suitcase – known as the ‘football’ – has accompanied every American President for decades.


Believe me within it is the power to put nuclear weapons into the air in less than five minutes.

What is in the box?

The suitcase contains communications equipment to contact America’s nuclear forces – on submarines, in bombers and on launch sites around the world.

To activate it, Trump will need a card – known as ‘the biscuit’ – which identifies who he is, and authorises him to order single or multiple nuclear weapon launches.

If Trump decides to launch (when he’s away from command centres such as the White House), he will be taken aside by the aide to discuss options.

Contrary to popular myth, there is no ‘big red button’ – instead, the equipment is designed to work like an authenticator, proving that the President is who he says he is.

What happens next?

Bruce G. Blair, a former Minuteman missile-launch officer and research scholar at Princeton told Bloomberg, ‘Before initiating military action, the president convenes a conference with military and civilian advisers in Washington. If travelling, the President is patched in on a secure line. The consultation lasts as long as the president wishes, but if enemy missiles are heading toward the U.S. and the president must order a counterstrike, the consultation may last just 30 seconds.’

Once President Trump has ordered a launch, a short code is transmitted to launch sites – where crews will then authenticate them against sealed codes provided by the National Security Agency.

The order has to be ratified by the Secretary for Defense, to confirm that it’s real – but this is to confirm Trump’s identity, rather than to confirm that the order is a good idea.

How quickly could nuclear weapons be launched?

Read more at http://www.duketundesblog.com/2017/01/did-you-notice-when-nuclear-codes.html#oVdx09ORtTII88tk.99

The world should prepare .....whatever, God bless America.

I never knew they possess nuclear nukes

I dont care.

We need peace

A simple bag, housing something so deadly. This is what a million terrorist can die to have. God bless the World.

Whao, this is interesting , how can I become the president of America

Dnt worri! Dis 'l b d 1st nuke POTUS 'l lunch afta settling dwn

so the Americans have nukes over there , I never knew they possesses nuclear weapons.

Obama has gone without helping his friend Buhari is it Trump whom Buhari 'allegedly voted' against that will help.

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nnachukz:
A simple bag, housing something so deadly. This is what a million terrorist can die to have. God bless the World.

And it's just a finger that will initiate the authentication codes.

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Ha ha

Probably just the Aide De Camp.