The MSM reported on the lack of football handover. IIRC they said there are several footballs and its ok because Trump's can be deactivated when they activate Biden's. Sounded like they gave just enough plausibility to dismiss Trump flying off on actual AF1 with the actual football
That seems fishy to me. The person who can activate/deactivate a football would thereby have veto power over the Commander-in-Chief's authority to issue nuclear weapon release. I don't believe this can be allowed to happen, thus the necessity of in-person tender of custody.
The "football" is not like a set of keys for the family cars.
Exactly. Multiple nuclear footballs would be no footballs. Whatever method there is to swap between them would be vulnerable to attack. The president keeps it in physical proximity at all times.
Do you think WaPo realizes that POTUS has the "football"? They would have a seizure!
I 100% think they know - but they can’t say because it would cause people to think and destroy the current narrative.
Surely, they do know...
The MSM reported on the lack of football handover. IIRC they said there are several footballs and its ok because Trump's can be deactivated when they activate Biden's. Sounded like they gave just enough plausibility to dismiss Trump flying off on actual AF1 with the actual football
That seems fishy to me. The person who can activate/deactivate a football would thereby have veto power over the Commander-in-Chief's authority to issue nuclear weapon release. I don't believe this can be allowed to happen, thus the necessity of in-person tender of custody.
The "football" is not like a set of keys for the family cars.
Exactly. Multiple nuclear footballs would be no footballs. Whatever method there is to swap between them would be vulnerable to attack. The president keeps it in physical proximity at all times.
I think I remember now that you mention this. Thanks fren!