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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 | [[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 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. | ||
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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 == | ||
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* [ Post] @ Twitter (28 November 2021) | * [ 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 08:58, 28 November 2021
File:Dead Hand.jpg
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
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)
- Dead Hand @ Wikipedia
- Drinking bird @ Wikipedia