Trident

AutomaticEarth · Post by **AutomaticEarth** » 17 May 2015, 23:14

Have a read of this:

http://robedwards.typepad.com/files/the ... ecrets.pdf

UndercoverElephant · Post by **UndercoverElephant** » 18 May 2015, 01:13

This has been picked up by the mainstream media.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/ho ... 56148.html

Post by **kenneal - lagger** » 18 May 2015, 06:57

There's probably a circuit or line of code in the system somewhere to prevent them being launched without US approval so that they can't be used to defend us against attack by US corporate run government. They are probably equally as dangerous to us as Russia.

Post by **clv101** » 18 May 2015, 18:36

Anyone with an interest in this really should read Eric Schlosser's Command and Control.

Reviews:
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/s ... ser-review
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/15/books ... osser.html

RenewableCandy · Post by **RenewableCandy** » 19 May 2015, 22:12

kenneal - lagger wrote:There's probably a circuit or line of code in the system somewhere to prevent them being launched without US approval ...

Oh I've always assumed that.

madibe · Post by **madibe** » 21 May 2015, 01:20

kenneal - lagger wrote:
There's probably a circuit or line of code in the system somewhere to prevent them being launched without US approval ...

What is more scary, is that there is probably a circuit/line of code that allows launch without *our* approval.