The only two nuclear weapons used in warfare in the history of the United States were “Little Boy” and “Fat Man.” “Little Boy” was detonated by the US, under the order of President Truman, at the end of World War II in Hiroshima in 1945. Just three days after that, “Fat Man” was detonated in Nagasaki. 120,000 people were killed.
Once Trump is inaugurated, a security official will hand him a code card named, “the biscuit.” This card has secret codes that identify the President and will allow him to give the ok for a nuclear attack. All he has to do is give those codes to military commanders. He also has a book in a briefcase called “The Presidential Emergency Satchel” or “the football.” This book has options for targeting a strike. According to Pete Metzger, who carried “the football” for President Reagan, “You have to be ready anytime for any moment. It has to happen quickly because the time on a missile is very fast.” Any aide who carries “the football” has severe background checks and psychological tests conducted.
