Between 1962 and 1977, the code to fire devastating nuclear missiles was as simple as 00000000, to make the weapons as quick and as easy to launch as possible.

Diplomatic Solution to Syria’s Chemical Weapons will not be Easy. Daniel Trombly. September 20, 2013 4:40 AM - Updated: September 19, 2013 10:24 PM. UN chemical weapon inspectors.

He added: “We have no tactical nuclear weapons, sea-launched platforms only. Had it not been for pushback from India and China, Putin could easily have deployed a tactical low-yield nuclear weapon.