Photo illustration by Slate. Capitol security footage via NBC News.
The video of Mike Pence shown during the impeachment revealed something startling about the nuclear chain of command.
Among the many startling videos shown at Wednesday’s impeachment trial documenting the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, there was one clip that was so brief, subtle, and beside the immediate point that the House managers didn’t highlight it—but it was nevertheless hugely enlightening. It revealed that, like the president, the vice president is routinely escorted by a military aide who carries a satchel containing the codes that allow him to launch a nuclear attack.
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WNU Editor: A lot of speculation in the above post. But having the Vice-President being followed by a military aide with the nuclear football is not a surprise. This blog has covered it before.
As for the House Speaker being followed by a military aide with the nuclear football. In the all years of seeing the House Speaker (Ryan/Pelosi) in videos where they are in public, I have never seen a military aide near him or her.
