I have no direct knowledge, but I thought there was special command consent hardware required to arm the bomb. I'd be surprised if nuclear consent capability w

I have no direct knowledge, but I thought there was special command consent hardware required to arm the bomb. I'd be surprised if nuclear consent capability was standard on every plane. Edit: After some googling I'm surprised to find that they do indeed all seem to have consent controls standard. Not sure what I think about that. I read an Air Force safety standards memo[1] which seemed to confirm that the PAL codes are entered on the ground. [1] http://static.e-publishing.af.mil/production/1/af_se/publication/afi91-111/afi91-111.pdf http://static.e-publishing.af.mil/production/1/af_se/publica...