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What are the nuclear briefcases that the President of the United States and the President of Russia, Putin, always carry with them? The black briefcases, which Americans colloquially call “nuclear football” and Russians “cheget”, are some of the most precious and dangerous objects on the planet. The nuclear briefcases, thanks to a set of nuclear codes, would in fact allow the authorization of the launch of bombs and atomic weapons, such as land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles and those launched from submarines. Let's try to understand what the launch protocols of the USA and Russia are and how these nuclear codes work. Credit Kremlin.ru Stanislav Kozlovskiy 00:00 What are nuclear briefcases and how do they work 00:30 Which countries have atomic bombs and how many are there 01:30 Nuclear football, the US nuclear briefcase 02:00 US nuclear codes: who has them 02:33 What are nuclear codes for 04:10 The US nuclear system: the US Defcon 05:26 Russia's launch protocol 06:10 Putin's nuclear briefcase: the three Russian chegets 06:49 Nuclear weapons as a deterrent 07:28 Has a briefcase ever been activated? OUR RECOMMENDED VIDEOS: • Why Putin walks like a gunman • Anti-nuclear bunkers: how they are bui... • Manhattan Project: the secret program • Why the Nazis failed to co... • Why North Korea has the nuc... #nuclear #usa #russia #geopop