Nuclear launch codes.

SideWinder said:
So i am watching Mission Impossible 4, hence the thread.

There is a storyline about Russian nuclear launch codes and how the codes have fallen into the wrong hands. Surely these codes can just be changed by the Russians, problem solved? :confused:

I've noticed this in several films and i don't understand the significance of the codes as well as i thought. :o
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Hmm it's just a film? lol.

the same way TRAINED persons miss 99.9% of the time while shooting in films, its meant to be retarded just for entertainment.

if films followed logic no one would watch them :p
 
Skyline said:
Doubt it. I bet there has to be at least triple redundancy.
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if not more, depending on what, or who is asking.

I can't remember the name of the film but it was based on some events (i think lol) that took place and after that, they changed the way Codes/launches got handled.
 
When I think of nuclear launches I can't help but think of an episode of The West Wing where Will Bailey has to defend a couple of launch control officers in a minuteman launch silo who received info that North Korea was firing missiles at a submarine base on the East coast based on angle/arc/speed reports from radar of the object. During the steps to arm their minuteman they were debating with NORAD about how impossible it is for North Korea to be shooting missiles at the East coast. It turns out it was a meteorite and not North Korea, but the 2 soldiers in the silo were going to go to trial for not just following orders and launching.

So it's possible to fail not only on a mechanical level but a human level as well. And when it comes to missile defence this stuff has to work right, and first time.
 
Dist said:
When I think of nuclear launches I can't help but think of an episode of The West Wing where Will Bailey has to defend a couple of launch control officers in a minuteman launch silo who received info that North Korea was firing missiles at a submarine base on the East coast based on angle/arc/speed reports from radar of the object. During the steps to arm their minuteman they were debating with NORAD about how impossible it is for North Korea to be shooting missiles at the East coast. It turns out it was a meteorite and not North Korea, but the 2 soldiers in the silo were going to go to trial for not just following orders and launching.

So it's possible to fail not only on a mechanical level but a human level as well. And when it comes to missile defence this stuff has to work right, and first time.
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This post isnt serious right?
 
Dist said:
When I think of nuclear launches I can't help but think of an episode of The West Wing where Will Bailey has to defend a couple of launch control officers in a minuteman launch silo who received info that North Korea was firing missiles at a submarine base on the East coast based on angle/arc/speed reports from radar of the object. During the steps to arm their minuteman they were debating with NORAD about how impossible it is for North Korea to be shooting missiles at the East coast. It turns out it was a meteorite and not North Korea, but the 2 soldiers in the silo were going to go to trial for not just following orders and launching.

So it's possible to fail not only on a mechanical level but a human level as well. And when it comes to missile defence this stuff has to work right, and first time.
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That's probably based upon these:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislav_Petrov
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_rocket_incident
 
Jono8 said:
This post isnt serious right?
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I was talking about how nuclear launches were done according to the TV show 'The West Wing'. Obviously that isn't how they are launched in modern times, but even so that is how I picture it happening :p
 
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