This Is How President Trump Will Hand Off The 'Nuclear Football' To President-Elect Biden
A military aide carries the nuclear football. Photograph: Joshua Roberts, Reuters
Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump will not be in attendance Wednesday to watch as his successor Joe Biden is sworn into office, but his absence will have little impact on what may be one of the most important moments of Inauguration Day, the handing off of the "nuclear football."
The "football," which contains the equipment that Trump would use to authenticate his orders and launch a nuclear strike, is carried by a military aide who accompanies the President at all times -- up to the second he officially leaves office on January 20.
Typically, the football would be handed off to another military aide standing on or nearby the inauguration viewing stand as Biden takes his oath of office.
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WNU Editor: I always thought there was only one nuclear football. But apparently there are more ....
.... "There are at least three to four identical 'footballs': one follows the president, one follows the vice president, and one traditionally is set aside for the designated survivor at events like inaugurations and State of the Union addresses," according to Schwartz..
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This Is How President Trump Will Hand Off The 'Nuclear Football' To President-Elect Biden
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