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> I was pointing out that there are very good reasons at times for keeping certain things secret, such as the "red button" [...]. I'm sorry, I still don't unde
by bmm6o 16y ago
> I was pointing out that there are very good reasons at times for keeping certain things secret, such as the "red button" [...].
I'm sorry, I still don't understand what you're suggesting. What would it mean for the "red button" to be secret? Do you consider it to be secret today? Why or why not?
- hugh3 16y agoI assume that the OP was using "red button" as a synecdoche (wow, I finally found a use for that word) for the entire procedure by which the US nuclear arsenal is launched. Which may or may not involve an actual red button at some point. (If I were designing the system, it damn well would.) Now, I assume that launching a nuclear missile is more difficult than ringing up NORAD and saying "Hi, this is the Preisdent, the launch code is XD8-3342-9982", but let's not take that chance, shall we? (Man, I hope I didn't just guess a real launch code. That would be difficult to explain to the nice men in suits.)