Question : Some days back a term called Nuclear football was in news .It relates to which of the following country’security ?
(a) USA
(b) UK
(c) INDIA
(d) BRAZIL
Answer : (a)
Related Facts:
- The nuclear football is also known as the atomic football, the president’s emergency satchel, the Presidential Emergency Satchel,[1] the button, the black box, or just the football.
- It is a briefcase, the contents of which are to be used by the President of the United States to authorize a nuclear attack while away from fixed command centers, such as the White House Situation Room or the Presidential Emergency Operations Center.
- It functions as a mobile hub in the strategic defense system of the United States. It is held by an aide-de-camp.
BY: AMIT GUPTA