2023-10-20 06:27:39
The US President and the Russian President are seen carrying a casket with senior naval officers as they go to various locations. When Putin arrived in China to attend China’s Belt and Road Summit, a picture emerged the other day. The image shows Russian President Vladimir Putin walking in the company of Russian Navy personnel carrying a black box.
It is reportedly a “nuclear suitcase” that is part of an automatic command and control system for launching nuclear weapons. Among the nuclear powers are Russia and the US with confirmed nuclear arsenals. Although France has a casket called the MobileCase, it is not for nuclear weapons.
‘Chiggat’
A nuclear briefcase is used to give instructions for a nuclear attack. Known as a ‘chiget’, this box is traditionally carried by Russian naval officers. Chigat was established in 1985 after Mikhail Gorbachev became General Secretary of the Communist Party during the Soviet era in Russia. This box is powered by a special flash card. It has two buttons, Launch and Cancel.
The briefcase is a system for communicating with the top leadership of the Russian military through a unique KAZBEC electronic system. The Russian Prime Minister and the Joint Chiefs of Staff have these boxes. Russian forces will use nuclear weapons if two-thirds approve.
Rumor has it that Chigat was operating in 1995. Boris Yeltsin was the president of Russia at that time. The reason for this was that the joint missile exercise between the US and Norway was mistaken for a nuclear attack on Russia. But Russia soon neutralized the Chiget proposal.
‘Nuclear Football’
The picture shared by US President Joe Biden on the X platform
Among the nuclear powers, the US also has a nuclear arsenal. The US President is always accompanied by a soldier carrying this black box known as the ‘Nuclear Football’. The President is the Commander-in-Chief of the US Army. The secret codes of nuclear weapons and so on are set in nuclear football. The President carries with him to issue emergency orders in the event of an attack.
The metal briefcase has a black leather cover. This box was first used by John F. Kennedy is.
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