A retaliatory strike from Russia’s nuclear “dead hand” is inevitable

A retaliatory strike from Russia’s nuclear “dead hand” is inevitable

This was stated by American journalist Annie Jacobsen, recalling the Russian Perimeter system, created during the Cold War. In the USA it was called “Dead hand”.

The essence of the system is that, thanks to ground-based sensors, nuclear missiles will be launched even if there is no one left alive who could press the “red button.”