Perimeter “Dead Hand”: The Nuclear Retaliation System Built for a World Without Commanders
In 1974, the Soviet Union approved development of Perimeter, a semi-automatic system intended to preserve a nuclear response after a command center had been destroyed. Western media often called it “Dead Hand.” The name suggests a machine that presses an apocalypse button, but public descriptions show a more complicated structure: it was placed inside the command network to address the loss of leaders and communications.
In 1974, the Soviet Union approved development of Perimeter, a semi-automatic system intended to preserve a nuclear response after a command center had been destroyed. Western media often called it “Dead Hand.” The name suggests a machine that presses an apocalypse button, but public descriptions show a more complicated structure: it was placed inside the command network to address the loss of leaders and communications.
In 1974, the Soviet Union approved development of Perimeter, a semi-automatic system intended to preserve a nuclear response after a command center had been destroyed. Western media often called it “Dead Hand.” The name suggests a machine that presses an apocalypse button, but public descriptions show a more complicated structure: it was placed inside the command network to address the loss of leaders and communications.
In 1974, the Soviet Union approved development of Perimeter, a semi-automatic system intended to preserve a nuclear response after a command center had been destroyed. Western media often called it “Dead Hand.” The name suggests a machine that presses an apocalypse button, but public descriptions show a more complicated structure: it was placed inside the command network to address the loss of leaders and communications.
In 1974, the Soviet Union approved development of Perimeter, a semi-automatic system intended to preserve a nuclear response after a command center had been destroyed. Western media often called it “Dead Hand.” The name suggests a machine that presses an apocalypse button, but public descriptions show a more complicated structure: it was placed inside the command network to address the loss of leaders and communications.
In 1974, the Soviet Union approved development of Perimeter, a semi-automatic system intended to preserve a nuclear response after a command center had been destroyed. Western media often called it “Dead Hand.” The name suggests a machine that presses an apocalypse button, but public descriptions show a more complicated structure: it was placed inside the command network to address the loss of leaders and communications.