Mike Pence’s Close Shave With Nuclear Football at Capitol Only Realized by Military When They Saw It on TV – The Daily Beast

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The U.S. militarys top command was unaware that Vice President Mike Pences nuclear football was at risk of being captured by rioters during the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitoluntil they saw it on TV this week. U.S. Strategic Command only became aware of the close call after seeing a video played at the Senate impeachment trial Wednesday that showed Pence, his Secret Service agents, and a military officer carrying the briefcase with the classified nuclear-launch information running down a flight of stairs inside the Capitol to get to safety, a source told CNN. The vice president always has a backup of the presidents football in case the president becomes incapacitated. Kingston Reif, an expert on nuclear-weapons policy at the nonpartisan Arms Control Association, told CNN the incident ought to raise further questions about the rationale for the anachronism that is the football.

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February 17th, 2021
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