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Why is there a sledgehammer at the combat post of the commander of the duty forces of the Strategic Missile Forces?

In 1980, an inspectorate visited the central command post of the strategic missile forces of the USSR, and the general on duty was asked what he intended to do if, after the command to launch the missiles, the combination lock of the safe with military documents did not open after three attempts. The officer replied that in this case he kept a sledgehammer behind the safe, with which he would knock down the lock. Most members of the commission were outraged by this answer, but the chief of the eighth directorate of the General Staff convinced them that this combat order should be delivered to the troops without delay and the presence of a fallback in the form of a sledgehammer was justified. At the same time, the sledgehammer was legalized, and since then it has always been in the post of commander of the duty forces of the Strategic Missile Forces.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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