But what if the carrier of the codes was... the man entrusted with the launch authority? To save the country, he'd have to sacrifice himself. Should any of hi

But what if the carrier of the codes was... the man entrusted with the launch authority? To save the country, he'd have to sacrifice himself. Should any of his direct reports consider killing him to access the codes, that'd be capital-offence treason ( " levying War against them" ).