The nuclear football, officially the Presidential Emergency Satchel, is a briefcase, the contents of which are to be used by the president of the United States to communicate and authorize a nuclear attack while away from fixed command centers, such as the White House Situation Room or the Presidential Emergency Operations Center.

2023年7月18日 · Officially called the “ Presidential Emergency Satchel, ” the “nuclear football” is a bulky briefcase that contains atomic war plans and enables the president to transmit nuclear orders to the Pentagon.

2024年4月11日 · North Korea accuses the U.S. of having, “a sinister intention to provoke a nuclear war.” Entwined with the rising rhetoric, one physical object stands alone—the president’s emergency satchel,...

2024年9月26日 · Also known as the Presidential Emergency Sachet, the football is actually a black briefcase containing several items that must be used in order to initiate a nuclear strike.

Nuclear football, a specially designed briefcase that accompanies the president of the United States when the president is away from the White House and whose contents would enable the president to decide upon and order the use of nuclear weapons in …

Officially known as the “president’s emergency satchel,” the so-called nuclear “Football”—portable and hand-carried—is built around a sturdy aluminum frame, encased in black leather.

2023年7月18日 · Epitomizing presidential control of nuclear weapons, the Football and the military aides who carry it enable the President to make decisions about the use of nuclear weapons in the event of a sudden military crisis. While the existence of the Football has been known since the 1960s, reliable details about its contents have been relatively scarce.

2023年7月23日 · Officially called the "Presidential Emergency Satchel", the nuclear football is a bulky briefcase that contains atomic war plans and enables the president to transmit nuclear orders to the Pentagon. The heavy case is carried by …

2021年3月1日 · The "football" is a briefcase that US presidents have to wage nuclear war at a moment's notice. No matter where they go, it's always close by.

At noon on January 20, 2025, thousands will gather to witness the transfer of presidential power on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol. One of the most significant elements of the transfer of power will likely go almost entirely unnoticed—the transfer of the nuclear football.. Notwithstanding its disarming moniker (pun intended!), the nuclear football, or “Presidential Emergency Satchel ...