You're talking about the PAL codes[0] which were, indeed, 00000000 for a long time. That's entirely separate from another set of 'launch codes' that the Command

You're talking about the PAL codes[0] which were, indeed, 00000000 for a long time. That's entirely separate from another set of 'launch codes' that the Commander in Chief is never far from[1]. [0] https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Permissive_Action_Link https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Permissive_Ac... [1] https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Nuclear_football https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Nuclear_footb...