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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.
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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.
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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: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.


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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]]
* [[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/Dead_Hand Dead Hand] @ Wikipedia

Latest revision as of 05:51, 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

Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference

External links

  • Post @ Twitter (28 November 2021)