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Nuclear football

The nuclear football (also known as the atomic football, the president's emergency satchel, the button, the black box, or just the football) is a 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 command centers, such as the White House Situation Room. It functions as a mobile hub in the strategic defense system of the United States.
== Contents ==
According to a ''Washington Post'' article, the president is always accompanied by a military aide carrying a "football" with launch codes for nuclear weapons.〔Eggen, Dan. ("Cheney, Biden Spar In TV Appearances" ). ''The Washington Post'', December 22, 2008. Accessed 16 December 2009.〕 The football is a metal Zero Halliburton briefcase carried in a black leather "jacket". The package weighs around 45 pounds (20 kilograms).〔Associated Press. ("Military aides still carry the president's nuclear 'football'" ). ''USA Today'', May 5, 2005. Accessed 16 December 2009.〕 A small antenna protrudes from the bag near the handle.〔
In his book ''Breaking Cover,'' Bill Gulley, the former director of the White House Military Office, wrote:〔

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