[quote=So Boerd] http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/08/31/putin-threatens-nuclear-war-over-ukraine.htmlDoes anyone know if Russia has a two man rule for nuclear weapons? Hoping there will be a coup if he invades, say, Estonia and NATO resists, prompting a nuclear threat from him. [/quote] Actually, [url=http://www.cracked.com/article_19487_5-backup-plans-that-would-have-changed-modern-history_p2.html]Russia's nuclear system is totally automated.[/url] Like... the Dead Man Switch on Lost with one of five people pushing a button every hour on the hour so the world doesn't go 'boom' for the past 80 years. Leave the buttons alone, and in about 1 hour, 30 minutes, the world will glow blue.