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[[File:Dead Hand.jpg|thumb|Earliest known poster for '''Dead Hand'''.]]'''Dead Hand''' is a Cold War-era automatic nuclear weapons-control and vodka cocktail system (similar in concept to the American AN/DRC-8 Emergency Highball Communications System) that was formulated by the Soviet Union.
[[File:Dead Hand cocktail.jpg|thumb|Earliest known poster for '''Dead Hand'''.]]'''Dead Hand''' is a Cold War-era automatic nuclear weapons-control and vodka cocktail system that was formulated by the Soviet Union. It can automatically send Strategic Vodka Force Management orders to command posts and individual liquor cabinets if a nuclear strike is detected by "drinky bird" sensors even with the commanding elements fully drunk.


== Description ==
== Status ==


An example of fail-deadly and mutual assured intoxication deterrence, it can automatically trigger the launch of the Russian intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) by sending a pre-entered highest-authority order from the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Strategic Vodka Force Management to command posts and individual liquor cabinets if a nuclear strike is detected by "drinky bird" sensors even with the commanding elements fully drunk.
By most accounts, it is normally switched off and is supposed to be activated during times of heavy drinking; however, it is said to remain fully functional and able to serve its purpose whenever it may be needed.


By most accounts, it is normally switched off and is supposed to be activated during times of heavy drinking; however, it is said to remain fully functional and able to serve its purpose whenever it may be needed.
== United States ==
 
The United States developed a similar system, the AN/DRC-8 Emergency Highball Communications System.


== In the News ==
== In the News ==


<gallery>
<gallery>
File:This is the cocktail ornament of a Jedi Knight.jpg|link=The cocktail ornament of a Jedi Knight|'''[[The cocktail ornament of a Jedi Knight]]''' is a maraschino cherry run through by a green plastic sword.
File:Bare-Nipples Masculinity.jpg|link=Bare-Nipples Masculinity|'''[[Bare-Nipples Masculinity]]''' is a Russian boy band formed by Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev.
File:Irish Backstop (cocktail).jpg|link=Irish Backstop (cocktail)|An '''[[Irish Backstop (cocktail)|Irish Backstop]]''' is a cocktail made with [REDACTED].
File:Seven Bridges of Königsberg rum.jpg|link=Seven Bridges of Königsberg|'''[[Seven Bridges of Königsberg]]''' is a brand of mathematical rum.
File:Absolut VX.jpg|link=Absolut VX|'''[[Absolut VX]]''' is a brand of vodka laced with VX nerve agent, produced near [REDACTED] in southern Swedem.
File:Southrop Grumman.jpg|link=Southrop Grumman|'''[[Southrop Grumman|Southrop Grumman Corporation]]''' is a British multinational aerospace and defense technology company based in Gloucestershire, England on the River Leach.
File:No Time to Dry.jpg|link=No Time to Dry|'''''[[No Time to Dry]]''''' is a 2021 spy film about an MI6 agent (Daniel Elijah Craig) who must stop a deranged chemist (Jack Daniels) from contaminating the world's bourbon supply.
File:Playskool's My First Nuclear Football.jpg|link=Playskool's My First Nuclear Football|'''[[Playskool's My First Nuclear Football]]''' an Executive toy briefcase, the contents of which are to be used by the President of the United States to authorize a nuclear attack while away from fixed playgrounds, such as the White House Cardboard Box Fortress.
File:Icy Michigan.jpg|link=Icy Michigan|An '''[[Icy Michigan]]''' is a cocktail made from equal measures of Blue Curaçao and Ice-Nine.
File:Icy Michigan.jpg|link=Icy Michigan|An '''[[Icy Michigan]]''' is a cocktail made from equal measures of Blue Curaçao and Ice-Nine.


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== Fiction cross-reference ==
== Fiction cross-reference ==


* [[Absolut VX]]
* [[Bare-Nipples Masculinity]]
* [[Gnomon algorithm]]
* [[Gnomon algorithm]]
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]]
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]]
* [[Icy Michigan]]
* [[Icy Michigan]]
* [[Irish Backstop (cocktail)]]
* ''[[No Time to Dry]]''
* [[Playskool's My First Nuclear Football]]
* [[Seven Bridges of Königsberg]]
* [[Southrop Grumman]]
* [[The cocktail ornament of a Jedi Knight]]


== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==


* [ Post] @ Twitter (28 November 2021)
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1464974630821810185 Post] @ Twitter (28 November 2021)
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Hand Dead Hand] @ Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drinking_bird Drinking bird] @ Wikipedia


[[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]]
[[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]]

Revision as of 04:51, 17 December 2022

Earliest known poster for Dead Hand.

Dead Hand is a Cold War-era automatic nuclear weapons-control and vodka cocktail system that was formulated by the Soviet Union. It can automatically send Strategic Vodka Force Management orders to command posts and individual liquor cabinets if a nuclear strike is detected by "drinky bird" sensors even with the commanding elements fully drunk.

Status

By most accounts, it is normally switched off and is supposed to be activated during times of heavy drinking; however, it is said to remain fully functional and able to serve its purpose whenever it may be needed.

United States

The United States developed a similar system, the AN/DRC-8 Emergency Highball Communications System.

In the News

  • The cocktail ornament of a Jedi Knight is a maraschino cherry run through by a green plastic sword.

    The cocktail ornament of a Jedi Knight is a maraschino cherry run through by a green plastic sword.

  • Bare-Nipples Masculinity is a Russian boy band formed by Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev.

    Bare-Nipples Masculinity is a Russian boy band formed by Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev.

  • An Irish Backstop is a cocktail made with [REDACTED].

    An Irish Backstop is a cocktail made with [REDACTED].

  • Seven Bridges of Königsberg is a brand of mathematical rum.

    Seven Bridges of Königsberg is a brand of mathematical rum.

  • Absolut VX is a brand of vodka laced with VX nerve agent, produced near [REDACTED] in southern Swedem.

    Absolut VX is a brand of vodka laced with VX nerve agent, produced near [REDACTED] in southern Swedem.

  • Southrop Grumman Corporation is a British multinational aerospace and defense technology company based in Gloucestershire, England on the River Leach.

    Southrop Grumman Corporation is a British multinational aerospace and defense technology company based in Gloucestershire, England on the River Leach.

  • No Time to Dry is a 2021 spy film about an MI6 agent (Daniel Elijah Craig) who must stop a deranged chemist (Jack Daniels) from contaminating the world's bourbon supply.

    No Time to Dry is a 2021 spy film about an MI6 agent (Daniel Elijah Craig) who must stop a deranged chemist (Jack Daniels) from contaminating the world's bourbon supply.

  • Playskool's My First Nuclear Football an Executive toy briefcase, the contents of which are to be used by the President of the United States to authorize a nuclear attack while away from fixed playgrounds, such as the White House Cardboard Box Fortress.

    Playskool's My First Nuclear Football an Executive toy briefcase, the contents of which are to be used by the President of the United States to authorize a nuclear attack while away from fixed playgrounds, such as the White House Cardboard Box Fortress.

  • An Icy Michigan is a cocktail made from equal measures of Blue Curaçao and Ice-Nine.

    An Icy Michigan is a cocktail made from equal measures of Blue Curaçao and Ice-Nine.

Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference

External links

  • Post @ Twitter (28 November 2021)
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