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The fascinating history behind the US President’s nuclear football

January 14, 2021

The “nuclear football” is guarded by a senior military aide-de-camp and kept in close proximity to the US president whenever he is away from the White House. Following World War II, nuclear weapons were a new reality of the world’s superpowers, and when the US and Soviet Union squared off in the Cold War these … Continued

Here’s what happens to the ‘nuclear football’ if Trump decides to skip Biden’s inauguration

December 16, 2020

By Business Insider

An important yet discreet part of the inauguration of a new president is the transfer of command and control authority over the US nuclear arsenal, but there is the possibility President Donald Trump will not attend President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, which could complicate matters. Trump has refused to say whether he will attend Biden’s inauguration, but … Continued