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		lostmsu 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ukraine destroys more than 40 military aircraft in... That's not how dead hand works. It is designed to respond to a nuclear attack, not to a leader assassination.

leosarev 7 months ago [–]

Actually, both. Perimeter dead hand system algorithm: 1. If perimeter have been activated 2. AND there is nuclear explosion at russian territory 3. AND there is no connection to commander-in-chief

THAN release launch codes to every local military commander.

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