Pentagon Review: What Happens If ‘Nuclear Football’ Is Lost?

The Pentagon is taking a rare look at whether it is prepared to deal with the theft or compromise of the portable communications system nicknamed the “nuclear football,” which enables the president or a stand-in to order a nuclear attack.

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