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Weren't the launch codes set to 0000000 or something because for convenience for decades? So no need to upgrade to larger storage for this. edit: found it htt
by drill_sarge 12y ago
Weren't the launch codes set to 0000000 or something because for convenience for decades? So no need to upgrade to larger storage for this.
edit: found it
http://gizmodo.com/for-20-years-the-nuclear-launch-code-at-us-minuteman-si-1473483587 http://gizmodo.com/for-20-years-the-nuclear-launch-code-at-u...
- dba7dba 12y agoWell before the launch codes were FORCED onto the generals, there were supposedly about a dozen generals who could launch nukes on their own without specific authorization from the POTUS. Understand this was allowed initially in case POTUS was incapacitated or cut off from communication but still...
- MichaelGG 12y agoYou'd think they'd use an m-of-n system requiring 2 or more generals to agree.