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Do you know what a "nuclear football" is? Pretty scary stuff.

Do you know what a "nuclear football" is? It is a 45 pound briefcase with all of the launch codes for all of our nuclear weapons in order to authorize an immediate nuclear war.

A military aide carries this nuclear football behind the President whenever the President is away from the White House.

Needless to say, we have enough nuclear weapons to destroy the entire world at least 5 times.

This is something to think about when entrusting our nation's safety to one individual, isn't it?

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