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It's worth clarifying that 'Command Disable' is the ability to render a nuclear weapon incapable of producing a nuclear yield on the authority of a field commander. This is quicker and safer than the alternative of physically destroying the weapons, which would otherwise be required if control of the weapons were to be lost. AFAIK it was introduced in the US on the B61, which is a slightly more modern weapon than WE.177.


It does not imply an ability to disable weapons remotely by transmission of a command, which would pose obvious risks to nuclear surety.


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