Who Are The Nuclear Bag Holders In The World?

Illustration of nuclear weapons (Wikimedia Commons/Vitaly V. Kuzmin)

YOGYAKARTA There are not many nuclear bag holders in the world. Nuclear bags are special work bags used to allow the use of nuclear weapons and are usually stored near the country's leaders. So, who are the leaders of the country holding nuclear bags?

Russian President Vladimir Putin is reported to have a small suitcase containing a nuclear weapons control system known as Cheget.

Quoted from Reuters, a document titled the Constitutional Principle of State Policy of the Russian Federation on Nuclear Prevention published in 2020 said Putin had the authority to order the launch of nuclear weapons.

According to a Reuters report, Cheget does not contain a live launch button for nuclear weapons. However, the Russian president can contact the domestic strategic nuclear command and power network by simply fiddling with the Cheget.

Apart from Putin, several officials in Russia also have the authority to regulate the nuclear weapons system through Cheget.

In the publication of the United States Scientific Federation Nuclear Forces Guidelines (NUKE FAS), the Russian Defense Minister is said to be able to rule the launch of weapons of mass destruction.

This means that the highest leadership at the Ministry of Defense also has the opportunity to control Chegets.

Still from Reuters, the Chief of General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov, is reported to have access to the launch code through the Cheget nuclear bag.

Gerasimov can send an authorization code to each weapons commander. Then, the launch procedure will begin soon.

Not only that, there is also a backup system that allows Gerasimov to press the nuclear missile release button directly.

Data from the US Federation of Scientists predicts Russia has 5,977 nuclear warheads and 1,588 of them are ready for use. The missile can be launched from land, submarines, and fighter aircraft.

Apart from Russia, the United States also has a nuclear goalkeeper' called Nuclear Football.

The nuclear control system in the form of bags is reportedly always carried by military officials who are never far from the president, either when he got off the helicopter or was in a meeting with various world leaders.

Inside Nuclear Footbal, there are four types of objects, namely a black book containing an attack options menu, a 7X12 cm card containing an authentication code for the US President to confirm his identity, a list of bunkers for where the US President took refuge, and instructions for using the Emergency Broadcasting System (EBS).

Referring to the security footage published during Donald Trump's political trial (impeachment), a military aide was seen carrying a bag to be taken to a safe place during a demonstration near their location.

It was also stated that while Trump was in Beijing for lunch with Chinese President Xi Jinping in November 2017, a local official was involved in a fight with a US military aide carrying a nuclear bag.

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, who is a retired general, intervened and secured Nuclear Football.

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