[freebeard]

Sort of like a doomsday device in Dr. Strangelove.

You do know it's already in play, right?

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Dead man's switch - Wikipedia
Strategic Air Command developed a dead man's switch for its nuclear bombers, known as Special Weapons Emergency Separation System (SWESS), that ensured the nuclear payload detonated in the event of the crew becoming incapacitated through enemy action.

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Has Russian radio signal UVB-76 been solved after 40 years? - The Daily Dot
The fan-favorite conspiracy is that UVB-76 is the audible version of Russia's "Dead Man Switch" system. In the case of a nuclear strike that cripples Russian military command, the automated system...

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How the Russian Dead Hand System Works (Or, Putin's Last Laugh?)
Its called the "Russian Dead Hand" system, a dead man's switch that, in a nutshell, works like this; While the US has to give the command TO launch their nukes, the Russians daily send out a command to NOT launch their nukes. God forbid, should that signal not come in, then it is assumed that the Kremlin is destroyed and retaliation is launched.