President's Nuclear Codes: The Biscuit

President's Nuclear Codes: The Biscuit

The codes that allow the President of the United States to authorize a nuclear attack are printed on a plastic card nicknamed "the biscuit." The president is expected to carry the biscuit at all times.

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