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Nuclear Launch Code at US Silos Was 00000000

 
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 01, 2013 5:16 am    Post subject: Nuclear Launch Code at US Silos Was 00000000 Reply with quote
For the better part of 20 years, all of the nuclear missiles in silos all over the US had their launch codes set to a combination of eight zeros. OMG!

. This system was supposed to be essentially hot-wire proof, making sure only people with the correct codes could activate the nuclear weapons and launch the missiles.

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