Multiple fail safe mechanisms

Namely, each missile silo/sub/bomber will be commanded by an officer with a degree of common sense.

If the order to launch comes down from a nutter or kidnapper etc, they are simply going to disobey it.

For a real life example, you have the political officer (?) on the Russian sub during the Cuban missile crisis who overruled his 2 senior officers who had both authorised a launch.

Posted By: CWC, Nov 1, 20:08:27