just got my thermonuclear missile and I can say that this video is highly helpful, I couldn't figure it out before but the problem was that I was trying to do it by myself and I need 2 people. thanks for the instructional video. subbed
@@angelszmyes. When activating the missiles make sure that you ignite before opening the doors, with those missiles that causes the issue of the missile falling back in and killing everyone within a mile radius of the silo
I'm impressed with his on camera demeanor; no drama, no "oh wow", no foolishness. This is a well done, respectful and informative presentation. Extremely rare on UA-cam.
He could have said "You get used to it." since he probably ended the world as we know it at least once a week. However, when the order comes i'd trust that guy more than some people who have nothing to loose and don't mind taking the world with them.
in this chase, showing insides into what you already came up with and are now whiling to show (as it may be outdated), will even provoke more fear and wonder of what you already did as of now and could in the future come up with. Making the deterrent even stronger than before whilst also ensuring that you don't just take it lightly and are properly ensuring that you are not wanting to have it happen by accident (and also in general) Nuklear ICBMs serve their purpose best when they don't get launched. And that's the best way to use them.
If you want to see some crazy scary missiles lookup hypersonic glide missiles or Multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle (MIRV) or Fractional Orbital Bombardment System (FOBS).
That line gave me the chills By the way, according to Kurzgesagt there are enough nukes in the world to bomb every city with a population of more than 100,000 THREE TIMES OVER
@@Happy-xi9hl But nothing more complicated than small bacteria and viruses deep in the ocean or underground. Cockroaches might live but they're only tolerant to the fallout, not the massive blast itself.
I visited the Titan Missile Museum, which is where this video was filmed, myself some time after watching it. I didn't get to turn the key, but still, the whole tour was something else. You learn not only how this missile could have been launched and what it was used for, but also what the life of someone doing a shift at the launch facility was like. Also, this video does not do the missile's size justice; I can guarantee that it is much bigger than you'd expect in person. It's humbling, for lack of a better word.
Targets were 3 pre-assigned locations in the Soviet Union. One of these would be selected during launch and all trajectory and flight calculations would be preprogrammed.
rich I'm sorry what?! "OH GOSH DARNIT! They nuked us! Get them on the phone, I'm going to have some harsh words with them." Said nobody ever, in ANY timeline.... Not even in timelines where we did break these bad boys out and start using them.
***** Nah, but after launch there would be proabaly a formal declarion of war: *_JOINT RESOLUTION Declaring that a state of war exists between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Government and the people of the United States and making provisions to prosecute the same._* _WHEREAS, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics has committed an act of war against the Government and the people of the United States of America; therefore, that the state of war between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics which has thus been thrust upon the United States is hereby formally declared; and the President is hereby authorized and directed to employ the entire nuclear arsenal of the United States and the resources of the Government to carry on war against the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; and, to bring the conflict to a successful termination, all the resources of the country are hereby pledged by the Congress of the United States._
Veritasium so, lets say the Soviet Union isnt´t the enemy here, but the chinese. Could the pre-assigned Locations changed or would the Missile be useles against the chinese? Would like to know more about the targeting-system.
You wear a hardhats because the place is made of concrete and steel and a million corners and sharp edges...even the floors are steel plates. You move in, under and around moving doors, hatches, and climb ladders between the levels surrounded by steel supports you literally have to duck under . One look at the hardhats on a shelf, and you see the bangs, dings and gouges that someone's head didn't have to experience.
Jonathan Stewart I had a friend in the Air Force who was chosen as a candidate to become an operator. He said that they gave him a whole bunch of psych tests to determine if he'd be an appropriate pick. Apparently they look for people who have less emotional responses and are more prone to follow orders no matter what. He was chosen and given a chance to become an operator but he turned it down. He said he couldn't have done it even if ordered to.
hackingpro Equipment failure that prevents launch. Titan II was a fairly complex liquid fueled booster with lots of potential points of failure. Newer launch systems are all solid fuel boosters. Far less complex and error prone. Death is essentially assured.
Honestly the Titan II is far from the scariest nuclear weapon, so it'd be placed further down the list. Scarier nuclear weapons, such as the largest nuclear bomb ever tested, the "Tsar Bomba", or MIRVed ICBMs such as the R-36 "Satan" missile that carry multiple warheads and has the longest range, exist, and some are still operational today. The Titan series of ICBMs are actually rather simple nuclear weapons in terms of both payload, cruise speed, and special capabilities. Within the US nuclear arsenal, it was eclipsed by far by the Minuteman, which could travel at about 7.9 kilometres per second. So I'd put it somewhere behind more modern ICBMs as well as standalone payloads, but you're definitely right about the old man's voice.
This gentleman right there explained in such a clear way why nuclear weapons are still owned by governments and why nuclear programs and persued by dictatorships.
5:38 i love that music. Gives you the feeling of just being able to watch and being not able to change anything. Horrifying and fascinating at the same time
@@anonymousstout4759 I´m not an expert here but if it could be aborted i imagine it would be a major weak point and the oposing side could just abort the attack by cracking the encryption beforehand. The abort light should in theory only be a pad abort if ther´s a failture in the silo and the missile is still there. Please correct me if i´m wrong but that would be my guess to why they said "ther´s no oops swich".
If anyone has any idea of the name of this music, or even just where they got it from, I'm interested! I have already searched in AudioNetwork without success, maybe it uses another soundbank?
He forgot to say you only 6 tries with the unlocking of the scroll wheel thing with the 17million different combinations after that the silo locks itself down and you can’t be able to launch a titan 2
Nuclear missile comitty meeting: So what sort of safety measures are we gonna need Code message: yes Two different combinations for the locker: oh yes Different envelopes with different codes: nice Two keys: great Keys have to be turned within two seconds: lovely touch Keys have to be held for 5 seconds: aaahh wonderful Keys far away from each other: gorgeous Abort switch: mehh lameee ....
@Chi Sam lol if posting such comments helps you sleep at night.. Go ahead. Imaging feeling better about yourself because you know how to spell the word committee... What a low key life you must be living.. Have a nice day buddy...
Long live the English language and the correct usage thereof!! Btw, you should be ashamed, not of making an error, but of your lack of tolerance for criticism.
@Chi Sam do you not see the irony here? You call me insecure yet you go around and bash peoples grammar/spelling (even when in 1 case it's obviously autocorrect), feel smarter and boost your self esteem...
Haunting words. I really appreciate the seriousness they showed towards the topic in the video. No jokes, no witty banter. Just the somber fact that this would be the end of everything.
Back in the '80s, a really good piece of fiction was published called War Day, that described a limited nuclear war, and the effects afterwards. Really interesting read.
@@AllTheguillerub2001 Do you have a reference for that? I had understand that in the US, it required 2 separate crews to turn the keys (4 crewmen) to stop a single rogue crew from launching. On the subs I had understood it required Captain,XO + 2 Others (Probably the Weapons Officer ). The Soviet Union may have been different. As you can appreciate, much of this is still cloaked in secrecy, though there are some good books out there that shed some light on procedures.
Next video suggestions: 1.) How to hack the US government 2.) How to break into the Whitehouse 3.) How to successfully torture somebody 4.) How to get somebody to listen to baby shark
John Markey yeah i though if i should click on that... but it was stronger than meh, i hope theyl notice that i basicaly watched every video on this channel
@@kawsalty im pretty sure theres just one guy with an ak from the russian and american disarming traty commition reading a newspaper guarding those ones
From 9/66 thru 2/69 I was assigned to the 381st Strategic Missile Wing at McConnell AFB, Wichita, Kansas. My job was maintaining the wired communications systems on the launch sites, including those speakers you heard the EWO message over, as well as the many intercom headsets used by maintenance personnel, and the various private line telephones used to control site access. I noticed that your guide was Chuck Penson. He has published a rather comprehensive book about the Titan II from the concept to the construction, the functionality, how various systems worked, all the way through to the decommissioning and destruction of the sites. Tons of pictures and diagrams. A great resource for anyone interested in the most devastating weapon system ever deployed and a walk down memory lane for us old guys who proudly wore the “pocket rocket” (Missileman badge) back in the day.
I was stationed at Davis Monthan AFB from 1982-1985 assigned to the 836th Security Police Squadron which provided security to the 390th & 391st Missile Squadron at DM. The video could have explained more but it was ok. I was also there providing security and evacuation support for the deactivation of the 18 silos. Was a great, much better than working missile security for MinuteMan in Grand Forks which was my next assignment.
That was surreal, I knew the basic concept of launching sequences but actually seeing it done gave me chills, especially the comment about ending life as we know it
In olden times before 1974 when the coded butterfly valve was installed any one on crew could have launched the missile. The safe locks were master lock's 175 resettable combo locks which were very easy to decode with a thin piece of metal from a beverage can. Opening the safe provided the needed launch keys. The LES (Launch Enable System) which was a radio based link to the command post was easily defeated by simply removing its power, turning off a circuit breaker. And as for the need for 2 people, there were many tested methods to allow a single person to turn and hold both keys. It was nearly 10 years later the Air Force decided to install the coded butterfly valve. The main engine fuel valve had a explosive charge that would lock the valve in the event a bad code was entered, rendering the missile useless.
Russian missiles are automatic; they need no external input to launch. If the "Dead Hand" switch system detects anything similar to an atomic blast, a cruise missile will fly over Russia on a pre-set flight path, beaming out radio signals which trigger the missiles to fire. All without the press of a button.
@@AndreyAgaphonoff They knew how to make a missile, they made and tested loads of them. They also made some much bigger nukes than this. The soviets knew how to make a bomb.
That museum is so fun to visit. They have an open house every February and they just let you wander around the entire silo, unescorted and explore. Very fun.
@@evergreen8238 War doesn't always bring justice. We're the only species that invented a way to make ourselves go extinct. War itself, even without nukes, is pointless and only causes massive death and destruction. Not to mention the politicians who start it are always in their own bunkers while very young men and at some points little boys are made to kill each other in a war they didn't vote for.
@@evergreen8238 first- war never brings justice, it can bring technological advance but to the cost of slaugher, destruction and fear, so dont be a moron Second, a NUCLEAR war, basically any world war from here on, would bring something between environmental world crysis for centuries to total extinction of the human race
"Instill enough fear in the mind of the enemy... The consequences for the enemy would be so unspeakably horrible... That's the essence of deterrence" Damn thats powerful.
@@lookoutforchris not to mention North Korea and Iran are about to join the ICBM club. Israel also has their own thing going with the "Samson Option" but I think that's big talk because they've been invaded a lot and never used it despite having real ICBMs. However it's a good realpolitik-al idea, if every nation had their own nuclear weapons arsenal and their own indiscriminate Samson Option in case another nation invades. Then there would be no wars except civil wars and insurgencies that happen within, and can't simply be nuked. I know M.A.D. is good, but why is there a triopoly - previously a duopoly - on enforcing it? It's not really good for the sovereignty of the majority of the world's nations and isn't very internationally liberating, which I think goes against all peace principles.
Rakitha Peiriz I actually already launched it a long time ago. Funny story, I was sent it of to Russia but those damn North Koreans beat me to it, so now theres all this conflict and stuff. :/
@@wyqtor With the Russian military's ineptitude, either they'll be unable to launch their nuclear missiles (+1,000 of them aimed and ready to fire), or accidentally send them on their way, terminating all life on Earth as we know it (including the human species... we'll be the first to go). The Earth will simply revert to being one of billions of lifeless rocks floating through the galaxy, just as it had begun.
Not only on standby, but actively hinting that their use by him is entirely plausible, justifiable and definitely "on the table." Christiana Amanpour interviewed Putin's deputy yesterday, who stated that it would be no problem for Russia to employ nuclear weapons if an "existential threat" existed. Are the Russians simply saber-rattling? In fact, for Putin to be dethroned means certain death or imprisonment, so in his calculation there may be nothing more to lose by launching a nuclear armageddon, since he already sees the "writing on the wall," so to speak. All cult leader Jim Jones could do at the end of his rope was to tell his flock to 'drink the kool-aid.' The one's who refused were shot. In Putin's case, he may not care if +7-billion humans are incinerated in a nuclear Holocaust, since he faces an otherwise bleak future otherwise. Putin's greatest self-acknowledged fear as a dictator was seeing how his peers Saddam Hussain and Moamar Khadafi met their fate, and doesn't want his life to end as theirs horribly did. As a result, he will attempt to hold onto power until the bitter end, yet hopefully not at the cost of the rest of humanity. So buckle up!
For all the germans: The german title of the documentary is "Uran und Mensch - Ein gespaltenes Verhältnis". It will air 22:00 german time on friday on arte.
Nepul K good question. but judging from the german title (and description) I think it's dubbed. It runs on arte, so it will probably already have a dub in german and french :P
Zaziuma I agree. The soundtrack nearly drowned out the dialogue. I think that a more neutral music score would have emphasized the clinical nature of a missile launch, which has a terrorizing component of it's own.
Because sometime ago, some scientists that built nuclear mines needed the mine to be heated above freezing. There's no electric heater, so you guess what it used for the 'heating element'...
CuriousMoth that actually happened a few times. Like one time some airport noticed after more than 12 hours they had a nuke sitting on the runway. and the us actually accidentally dropped armed nukes on the USA and due to a malfunction they didn't blow.
Yay! That's our Titan II silo museum. Star Trek: First Contact was partially filmed there. Titan I silos are massive in comparison btw. I'd love to see a complete tour of one of those (to date - only urban explorer vids have show parts of them and they were in terrible shape). I'm aware of one near DIA in Colorado that might be a candidate. The batteries to power the on-board missile system was particularly ingenious. They used gravity fed electrolytics that would be poured into the anode case when the bags holding them would be punctured. In seconds you had a charged battery ready for use - that would never leak or degrade indefinitely - keeping the battery viable - forever (because it was assembled at time-of-use). My father worked on a variant of the Titan II (he worked on 3 nuclear missile systems altogether, including a defensive interceptor or AMM). The Titan II was a single-warhead design. Later missiles including the MX were MIRV capable launching a platform that would park in orbit and scan targets for multiple secondary warhead deliveries. Megatons of fun. Finally, early astronauts riding on re-purposed nuclear missiles found their GEICOs would at orbit be 'hunting' for targets. The pilot of the spacecraft would have to override the desire to nose-down for re-entry (until purpose-built rockets were developed for future spacecraft).
Titan computer be like: okay, so I slam you into Moscow at mach twenty now, right? Alan Shepard: no, not yet. Titan computer: now? Alan: no, we're going into the pacific Titan: a ocean strike? Well okay boss brace for- Allan: but SLOWLY! subsonic! Titan: man, you are the weirdest warhead I've ever carried.
I grew up in this era, and I even knew a missileer. I have seen many documentaries on this subject, but this was the first that gave me real pause. You did a first rate job editing and presenting this material.
Basically means that the human race would survive but society would collapse, we'd enter a new age where humans survive on the remnants of the society they destroyed.
I'm fairly sure that's just an indicator light and not a switch. It's probably for a potential situation where the launch system fails and informs the crew inside the bunker that it won't be able to launch. So "abort" in this case probably means "The missile can't launch correctly and is shutting down".
Right Matthias. The launch sequence will "abort" if there is a malfunction in the launch sequence. Each launch crew is able to do overrides in actual launch conditions to get the missile to go.
There is no oops switch and no turning back meaning that once the missile is launched it will appear on every detection and ranging screen around the world. No going back...
I worked at all 18 Titan II missile sites surrounding Tucson from 1980 to 1984 when they were decommissioned. We manned the nuclear trigger 24/7 365 to keep peace through overwhelming strength.
BREAKING NEWS: A missile launched from the United States has been detected on course to Moscow. It is presumed that one Derek Muller of Veritasium is responsible. What a magnificent bastard.
This video was intense, it literally gave me goosebumps. I just don't know how you do it but you always find a way to make each one of your videos unique. Thanks!
@@AflacMan13 he's not completely wrong, since the Airframe installed in the Museum was a Trainer Airframe, never meant to be an operational Unit. Proof that even a blind squirrel can find the occasional nut.
Main use (second best use): NOT lauch em. Secondary use (worst use): Launch em. Tertiary use (best use): Launch em... ... But with non nuklear and also peacefull payload (after they got decomissioned already). Happily, most launched missiles of that kind had non nuklear payloads and where used to launch government satellites into orbit
4:02 Ah, yes. The butterfly valve lock. As far as I'm concerned, that's the most important safety feature on the whole site to prevent unauthorized or unintentional launches. The first stage engine has two thrust chambers, and both thrust chambers have two feed lines. One feed line is for fuel, and the other feed line is for the oxidizer. All four of those lines are equipped with butterfly valves, and all four of those butterfly valves need to be open for that missile to fly. The first thrust chamber's oxidizer feed line butterfly valve has a lock on it. In order to unlock it, you need to enter a secret code that came in with the 35-character coded launch order that you received. It's the first and only time that you EVER knew what that code was. There's six thumbwheels, and sixteen characters on each one. So that's 16^6, which means there are slightly less than 16 million 800 thousand possible combinations, and only one works. Now those sound like pretty good odds, right? Well, the Air Force didn't like taking any chances, evidenced by the fact that they put in a tries counter. In order to prevent any kind of tampering, they put in a lifetime-spanning tries counter. You could only get the combination wrong six times. This tries counter NEVER reset. On the seventh attempt, even if you got it right, the entire computer system was programmed to commit an electronic suicide. After that, it would take at least two hours with many technicians to bring the computer system back to an active status, and they would have to reset the mechanically-operating tries counter manually. If that ever happened while you were on duty as commander? Well... Suffice it to say that you have NOT enhanced your military career.
What you see here is a Fiebinger developed underground ICBM silo, the first very similar one was built in Nazi Germany during late 1944 by MAKO near Arnstadt where the Germans started a large Skoda V101 (V4) 3 stage solid fuel rocket sucessfully from such a silo called Polte 2. (16.03.1945) Unarmed test flight went from Arnstadt to North Polar region radio guided.
just got my thermonuclear missile and I can say that this video is highly helpful, I couldn't figure it out before but the problem was that I was trying to do it by myself and I need 2 people. thanks for the instructional video. subbed
Underrated 😅🤣
Instructions unclear , i bought soyuz missiles from the republic of rome
oh dude i can be your co-commander just say station adress
Just got some top notch korean missiles,any advice?
@@angelszmyes. When activating the missiles make sure that you ignite before opening the doors, with those missiles that causes the issue of the missile falling back in and killing everyone within a mile radius of the silo
I'm impressed with his on camera demeanor; no drama, no "oh wow", no foolishness. This is a well done, respectful and informative presentation. Extremely rare on UA-cam.
what about 2:19 ?
wouldn't you call that drama ? but you gotta say, they absolutely had to pull that badass lines
@@Em.P14 that's professional acting not just throwing craziness around right?
I don't think this is the place where ou would act with drama. The background is to dark to act childish in such a place on or off camera.
Quite right. That's why @veritasium has 11.6M subscribers! ;-)
@@Em.P14 5:47 and this one. Those lines just give so dramatical, idiotic narration like straight from some kid's cartoons
“So that’s it. We just ended all life of Earth?”
“As we know it.”
That gave me chills man.
"War... War never changes..."
As ‘you’ know it. Get it right dumbfuck
@@shawnpagel170 😐
It was meant to give you chills
He could have said "You get used to it." since he probably ended the world as we know it at least once a week. However, when the order comes i'd trust that guy more than some people who have nothing to loose and don't mind taking the world with them.
If this is declassified technology, imagine what they are hiding now
in this chase, showing insides into what you already came up with and are now whiling to show (as it may be outdated), will even provoke more fear and wonder of what you already did as of now and could in the future come up with.
Making the deterrent even stronger than before whilst also ensuring that you don't just take it lightly and are properly ensuring that you are not wanting to have it happen by accident (and also in general)
Nuklear ICBMs serve their purpose best when they don't get launched. And that's the best way to use them.
Wow even getting 3 upvotes is more than i ever expected to reach this comment, in my eyes, you ain't no less than heroes
this is nothing special tbh
If you want to see some crazy scary missiles lookup hypersonic glide missiles or Multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle (MIRV) or Fractional Orbital Bombardment System (FOBS).
@@BILL_BO_jangles America possibly does have metal rods in space that can be dropped as and when
How to launch a nuclear missile.
Google: you should not launch a nuclear missile
Bing:
i'll use bing then
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@Wesley & Halleys Comet :/
"I thought you'll never ask."
Not even true.
"So that's it? We just basically just ended life on Earth??"
This line is soo good, to remind everyone that Nuclear War is no joke..
Well, You can't end all life on earth. There will always be someone or something which will live. Come on It's so hard to kill those pesky mosquitoes.
That line gave me the chills
By the way, according to Kurzgesagt there are enough nukes in the world to bomb every city with a population of more than 100,000
THREE TIMES OVER
@@Happy-xi9hl But nothing more complicated than small bacteria and viruses deep in the ocean or underground. Cockroaches might live but they're only tolerant to the fallout, not the massive blast itself.
@@Happy-xi9hl yeah dear u r right
I think he was overly dramatic with his dialogue
0:56 to 2:09 This section is like the best scene of a movie ever. The way he spoke, opened the door, worded what he said, the way he said it.
Or like a Metal Gear cutscene
The keys being the main problem.
@@A-B101 Oh my you're right xD
Yea good acting too.
Yeah and the subtle background music contributes so much to the scene
I visited the Titan Missile Museum, which is where this video was filmed, myself some time after watching it. I didn't get to turn the key, but still, the whole tour was something else. You learn not only how this missile could have been launched and what it was used for, but also what the life of someone doing a shift at the launch facility was like.
Also, this video does not do the missile's size justice; I can guarantee that it is much bigger than you'd expect in person. It's humbling, for lack of a better word.
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Whoops! There goes Moscow!!🇷🇺💥
+Tbso237 Hotline rings..."have you gone mad?! We declare war, prepare to die!" - Just a prank, bro...! :D
Targets were 3 pre-assigned locations in the Soviet Union. One of these would be selected during launch and all trajectory and flight calculations would be preprogrammed.
rich Nope they wouldn't, Russians almost fire nuclear Missiles because of a false alarm but thanks to a russian officier Stanislav Petrov, they didn't
***** There was a very close call once and this guy was smart enough to save us from WW3 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislav_Petrov
rich I'm sorry what?! "OH GOSH DARNIT! They nuked us! Get them on the phone, I'm going to have some harsh words with them." Said nobody ever, in ANY timeline.... Not even in timelines where we did break these bad boys out and start using them.
***** Nah, but after launch there would be proabaly a formal declarion of war:
*_JOINT RESOLUTION Declaring that a state of war exists between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Government and the people of the United States and making provisions to prosecute the same._*
_WHEREAS, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics has committed an act of war against the Government and the people of the United States of America; therefore, that the state of war between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics which has thus been thrust upon the United States is hereby formally declared; and the President is hereby authorized and directed to employ the entire nuclear arsenal of the United States and the resources of the Government to carry on war against the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; and, to bring the conflict to a successful termination, all the resources of the country are hereby pledged by the Congress of the United States._
Veritasium so, lets say the Soviet Union isnt´t the enemy here, but the chinese. Could the pre-assigned Locations changed or would the Missile be useles against the chinese? Would like to know more about the targeting-system.
"17 million combinations"
Oh just wait till the lock picking lawyer gets there, and finds an inexcusable design flaw
XD
This is an underrated comment lol
19,000,000 combinations,
1 lock picking lawyer,
30 seconds.
Lol
lol
AH YES, He's wearing a helmet to be safe from a thermonuclear explosion .
Just like Kamikaze. Safety first.
@@cinegraphics lol
You wear a hardhats because the place is made of concrete and steel and a million corners and sharp edges...even the floors are steel plates. You move in, under and around moving doors, hatches, and climb ladders between the levels surrounded by steel supports you literally have to duck under . One look at the hardhats on a shelf, and you see the bangs, dings and gouges that someone's head didn't have to experience.
@@broper5280 ik but its just a joke
@@saksham9615 wish it was funny.
You created such an atmosphere at the moment before launch, an atmosphere so scary that it gave me goose bump...
+MaNu5755 because it is exactly what it is like on the real launch. you can't underestimate the pressure of killing someone.
+Fathin Luqman Tantowi "someone" is and understatement, m8.
+Windy blower more like everyone
+MaNu5755 I feel that.
+Joakim Brodén The music helps a lot.
Awesome tutorial, I'm going to try it myself
NSA watch list ^
Masre Super May I join commander?
Your avatar picture looks nefarious enough to try.
I didn't know Jesus Christ was into wars?!
Can I join in? I'll be the second guy!
This was very helpful, thanks. Kept forgetting to hold the keys in place.
I’m concerned by your name and your comment
bro what the actual fuq
God this is gold
hold up.. 😐
The silo guy could read the phone book to me and I’d be intrigued. Great story teller.
--"Can we go launch one?"
--"I thought you'd never ask."
Fortunately the system was connected to an emulator.
@@DSCKottawa (un)fortunately*
I wonder what kind of psychological preparation the missile crews received, in order to overcome what must have been incredible stress.
Jonathan Stewart I had a friend in the Air Force who was chosen as a candidate to become an operator. He said that they gave him a whole bunch of psych tests to determine if he'd be an appropriate pick. Apparently they look for people who have less emotional responses and are more prone to follow orders no matter what. He was chosen and given a chance to become an operator but he turned it down. He said he couldn't have done it even if ordered to.
Kosh800 Wow. That's some heavy stuff. I'm not sure I'd be able to, and I guess that doubt would have disqualified me.
Smithy0013 Sounds like it would have just made it harder, knowing that at any moment, the mundane conversation gives way to ending the world.
+Jonathan Stewart Ever watch "War Games"? The intro is enlightening.
puncheex2 Not for many years. I'll have to check it out again.
Thanks, I wasn't sure how to get mine working
You should ask for manuals at the black market dealer when you trade them for your G1 transformer.
Good
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Mine was making a weird sound
@@hackerhell3806 mine just crashed
And what’s scary is for two decades all of the minuteman silos had launch codes of eight zeros.
"there's no oops switch"
what's that "abort" light for?
I'm sure that one turns on if the keys aren't turned at the right time or if one of the keys is released before 5 seconds is up
If there's a mechanical failure of the missile that makes it unable to launch
hackingpro Equipment failure that prevents launch. Titan II was a fairly complex liquid fueled booster with lots of potential points of failure.
Newer launch systems are all solid fuel boosters. Far less complex and error prone. Death is essentially assured.
It is for in the process of getting to the launch light once it launches there is no way to disable it unless you shoot it down
@@5678sothourn
You just had to tell them the truth didn't you I was going to sit here and watch their conspiracy theories
The only thing scarier, than the Titan-2, is the voice of the old man from the silo.
Honestly the Titan II is far from the scariest nuclear weapon, so it'd be placed further down the list. Scarier nuclear weapons, such as the largest nuclear bomb ever tested, the "Tsar Bomba", or MIRVed ICBMs such as the R-36 "Satan" missile that carry multiple warheads and has the longest range, exist, and some are still operational today. The Titan series of ICBMs are actually rather simple nuclear weapons in terms of both payload, cruise speed, and special capabilities. Within the US nuclear arsenal, it was eclipsed by far by the Minuteman, which could travel at about 7.9 kilometres per second. So I'd put it somewhere behind more modern ICBMs as well as standalone payloads, but you're definitely right about the old man's voice.
@@bathshebahubber614 Nerd
@@moddable6921 Dav0d is the quiet guy that can nuke you any moment
@@plusk343 You mean gandhi?
soviet are laughing this system in soviet Russia have big red button and lot of power of vodka, its not a joke or its not a propaganda
Instructions unclear, I was stopped at the gate by a very angry man with a gun and held in a dark room for 18 hours.
Orella Minx wut
batman?
@@jeanwamana same
lol
_Instruction nuclear, started World War 3_
This gentleman right there explained in such a clear way why nuclear weapons are still owned by governments and why nuclear programs and persued by dictatorships.
5:38 i love that music. Gives you the feeling of just being able to watch and being not able to change anything. Horrifying and fascinating at the same time
Do you know how that music is called?
@@David-hm3lx Sadly not. I would love to know
@@David-hm3lx "30,000 Year Prophecy" from "Uranium Twisting the Dragon's Tail"
Wait the Missile cannot be aborted mid flight like in the Mission Impossible movie?
@@anonymousstout4759 I´m not an expert here but if it could be aborted i imagine it would be a major weak point and the oposing side could just abort the attack by cracking the encryption beforehand. The abort light should in theory only be a pad abort if ther´s a failture in the silo and the missile is still there. Please correct me if i´m wrong but that would be my guess to why they said "ther´s no oops swich".
Music from 5:38 to 5:45( till the launch) gives an eerie feeling about the end of life on earth. It feels like we really launched the missile
Do you know the name?
Quasar sound like sia ngl
If anyone has any idea of the name of this music, or even just where they got it from, I'm interested!
I have already searched in AudioNetwork without success, maybe it uses another soundbank?
Found and uploaded! ua-cam.com/video/26gF1S6dBa8/v-deo.html
@@lambda4799 respect 🙏
Through the entire video I was waiting for dude in the hardhat to be like "IDK I'm a plumber, I just broke into here an hour ago"
He is amazing!
my favorite comment in this comment section
Alex Jones cmon buddy
he just needed one more guy to end the world
He forgot to say you only 6 tries with the unlocking of the scroll wheel thing with the 17million different combinations after that the silo locks itself down and you can’t be able to launch a titan 2
Thank you for treating this topic as seriously as it should be.
Nuclear missile comitty meeting:
So what sort of safety measures are we gonna need
Code message: yes
Two different combinations for the locker: oh yes
Different envelopes with different codes: nice
Two keys: great
Keys have to be turned within two seconds: lovely touch
Keys have to be held for 5 seconds: aaahh wonderful
Keys far away from each other: gorgeous
Abort switch: mehh lameee
....
@Chi Sam lol if posting such comments helps you sleep at night.. Go ahead.
Imaging feeling better about yourself because you know how to spell the word committee... What a low key life you must be living..
Have a nice day buddy...
Chi Sam - Is now a bad time to note, dickhead, that you are a bit of a dickhead?
Long live the English language and the correct usage thereof!!
Btw, you should be ashamed, not of making an error, but of your lack of tolerance for criticism.
@@edbunkers4516 my objection wasn't to being corrected. It was the way in which it was done.
@Chi Sam do you not see the irony here?
You call me insecure yet you go around and bash peoples grammar/spelling (even when in 1 case it's obviously autocorrect), feel smarter and boost your self esteem...
Other youtuber: how to draw hello kitty.
Veritasium: how to launch a nuclear missile.
How to draw nuclear hello kitty.
How to create nuclear hello kitty
"Welcome to world war three" damn that gave me goosebumps
"We basically just ended life on earth?" - "...as we know it." *shudder*
Haunting words. I really appreciate the seriousness they showed towards the topic in the video. No jokes, no witty banter. Just the somber fact that this would be the end of everything.
Back in the '80s, a really good piece of fiction was published called War Day, that described a limited nuclear war, and the effects afterwards. Really interesting read.
I legitimately teared up at that
The release dat will be probably somewhere this year
Wow... when the missile was "launched" I felt a cold shiver on my back. Good job with the video.
the quiet kid in class:
*Interesting...*
I used to be that kid. Focus on “used”.
Ha, funny.
lol
Someone imagining a "quiet kid" in class is likely what leads to creation of a "quiet kid" in class in the first place... x_x
*unzips bag and pulls out the nuclear biscuit*
'"Welcome to world war 3'" sounds creepy
We should shoot off these weapons today--instead of tomorrow--maybe some of our grandchildren will survive to live in a new,horrible world
Round three. Fight!
No such thing as world war with nuclear weapons. Use them means Game OVER!
lololololololo
As it should. The weight of his words cannot be understated.
The thought that humanity could be ended just by two people turning keys is terrifying
I think it actually required 4 people ( 2 separate crews in the same complex)
Ra ra rasputin!
two guys and the necesary things that have to happen that they get the code to arm the missile
@@paulmaggs3212 from what I know it was a 5 man crew separate from each other. The missile required at least two keys to launch
@@AllTheguillerub2001 Do you have a reference for that? I had understand that in the US, it required 2 separate crews to turn the keys (4 crewmen) to stop a single rogue crew from launching. On the subs I had understood it required Captain,XO + 2 Others (Probably the Weapons Officer ). The Soviet Union may have been different.
As you can appreciate, much of this is still cloaked in secrecy, though there are some good books out there that shed some light on procedures.
These videos are getting more and more relevant
Next video suggestions:
1.) How to hack the US government
2.) How to break into the Whitehouse
3.) How to successfully torture somebody
4.) How to get somebody to listen to baby shark
3 and 4 are the same.
@@djak4803 lmao
One of these is not like the others... (4. Not a prime number.)
*FBI WANTS TO KNOW YOUR LOCATION*
meixizou86 FBI can suck my nuts
"How to launch a nuclear missile" Welcome to the NSA watch list.
how 2 flee to mexico
Lmao. Nukes are hella interesting though.🤘🏾
John Markey yeah i though if i should click on that... but it was stronger than meh, i hope theyl notice that i basicaly watched every video on this channel
John Markey Congrats Im your 260th like have a nice day
Old news.
Criminals: Thanks for telling me how to launch this thing
Funny, but imagine if they still have working titan 2s, we would very much be dead because they are so easy to operate
@@mikeksp9177 No i think all of the "operational" missile are hevily guarded
@@kawsalty im pretty sure theres just one guy with an ak from the russian and american disarming traty commition reading a newspaper guarding those ones
@Vision ThingProbably Moscow times, hes listening to internacionala too
Lmaooo
Background sound was very much effective.
From 9/66 thru 2/69 I was assigned to the 381st Strategic Missile Wing at McConnell AFB, Wichita, Kansas. My job was maintaining the wired communications systems on the launch sites, including those speakers you heard the EWO message over, as well as the many intercom headsets used by maintenance personnel, and the various private line telephones used to control site access. I noticed that your guide was Chuck Penson. He has published a rather comprehensive book about the Titan II from the concept to the construction, the functionality, how various systems worked, all the way through to the decommissioning and destruction of the sites. Tons of pictures and diagrams. A great resource for anyone interested in the most devastating weapon system ever deployed and a walk down memory lane for us old guys who proudly wore the “pocket rocket” (Missileman badge) back in the day.
You sir are a legend who knows and told us about another legand
Thank you Sir.
I was stationed at Davis Monthan AFB from 1982-1985 assigned to the 836th Security Police Squadron which provided security to the 390th & 391st Missile Squadron at DM. The video could have explained more but it was ok. I was also there providing security and evacuation support for the deactivation of the 18 silos. Was a great, much better than working missile security for MinuteMan in Grand Forks which was my next assignment.
BMAT from the 533rd here. Even today hearing that warble tone makes my heart skip a beat.
Veritasium:
"How to launch a nuclear missile"
North Korea:
"Hmm, interesting!"
Kim jong un: write it down,write it down
JAJAJAJAJA lmfao
they don't have internet lmfao
@@shanemacortega2307 yes they do but only north korean government approved
@Vasian Vasianich a North Korean bot?
To FBI, CIA or anyone who is monitoring this video:
I did not search this video's title.
This was part of the documentary Uranium: Twisting the Dragon’s Tail
So no worries... all we have to watch out for is North Korea
But how many missiles did North Korea launched vs the U.S. to watch out for them?
Lol
EngiMen I did ;)
Bro ✊
That was surreal, I knew the basic concept of launching sequences but actually seeing it done gave me chills, especially the comment about ending life as we know it
"Dude, WTF?! Not LAUNCH - I said we had time for a quick LUNCH!
Far Out Space Nuts.
HILARIOUS!!!
Lunch the missles!!
@Only Gamers Not properly punctuated didn't read
Ohl
3:44 - The Lock Picking Lawyer would have picked this in under 10 seconds.
yeah in under 4
2 is binding
Omg I was thinking the exact thing. I’m sure he could pick the lock. The challenge might be the combo, which is likely electronic not mechanical.
It's a key switch, it's not very special, it's a Chicago 1 key. Many more in existence with the same key code used for many other applications
Just put some string around the key and pull it from a far
“To every man is given the key to the gates of heaven. The same key opens the gates of hell.
And so it is with science.” - Richard Feynman
Chilling!
Such truth in these words. It is how we choose to use these keys that is so crucial. Thank you for the Feynman quote, it is timeless.
Chuck C Get out of here. Take politics somewhere else.
Ownage Productions Congrats Im your 215th like have a nice day
In olden times before 1974 when the coded butterfly valve was installed any one on crew could have launched the missile. The safe locks were master lock's 175 resettable combo locks which were very easy to decode with a thin piece of metal from a beverage can. Opening the safe provided the needed launch keys. The LES (Launch Enable System) which was a radio based link to the command post was easily defeated by simply removing its power, turning off a circuit breaker. And as for the need for 2 people, there were many tested methods to allow a single person to turn and hold both keys. It was nearly 10 years later the Air Force decided to install the coded butterfly valve. The main engine fuel valve had a explosive charge that would lock the valve in the event a bad code was entered, rendering the missile useless.
Russian missile silos just have a big red button and a bottle of vodka next to it.
Уже за это хочется врезать по голове. ...Так зачем нарываться-то?
😂
Russian missiles are automatic; they need no external input to launch. If the "Dead Hand" switch system detects anything similar to an atomic blast, a cruise missile will fly over Russia on a pre-set flight path, beaming out radio signals which trigger the missiles to fire. All without the press of a button.
@@JoetheDilo1917 if thats true its the scariest thing ive ever read
@@DenisTriton It was a joke.
"I thought you'd never ask." xD great episode
This tutorial worked 100% correctly. I give it a 10 out of 10.
Oh noooo!!!
I moved to Arizona back in 2005 and I went to the Titan Missile Museum. I was really impressed opening that main entrance door to the control room.
Motto of the Russian Strategic Missile Forces: "После нас - тишина" ("After us - silence")
Should be the motto of every nuclear force. You turn that key, and you change the world forever.
Because the missle will blow in their silo :)
@@AndreyAgaphonoff hahahaha
@@AndreyAgaphonoff They knew how to make a missile, they made and tested loads of them. They also made some much bigger nukes than this. The soviets knew how to make a bomb.
@@BigUriel yep
That museum is so fun to visit. They have an open house every February and they just let you wander around the entire silo, unescorted and explore. Very fun.
“We just ended life on earth?”
“As you know it.”
The reason why I fear another world war, exactly.
Mateusz Jasinski I don’t 😂
@@evergreen8238 why don't you?
Gamer Karen Enough drama and stupidity already.Time to bring some real justice to the world,that’s why war is important
@@evergreen8238 War doesn't always bring justice. We're the only species that invented a way to make ourselves go extinct. War itself, even without nukes, is pointless and only causes massive death and destruction. Not to mention the politicians who start it are always in their own bunkers while very young men and at some points little boys are made to kill each other in a war they didn't vote for.
@@evergreen8238 first- war never brings justice, it can bring technological advance but to the cost of slaugher, destruction and fear, so dont be a moron
Second, a NUCLEAR war, basically any world war from here on, would bring something between environmental world crysis for centuries to total extinction of the human race
Still the most impactful Titan 2 video. Thank you Derrik
*how to launch a nuclear missile*
"ferb I know what we're doing today"
Phineas and ferb doing phineas and ferb thingys
"Instill enough fear in the mind of the enemy... The consequences for the enemy would be so unspeakably horrible... That's the essence of deterrence"
Damn thats powerful.
Josh McAllister the M.A.D. Doctrine, Mutually Assured Destruction.
Damn, that's MAD
*mgs peace walker vibes*
This principal is still in operation right now as you read this comment. Russia, China, and the United States all have missiles pointed at each other.
@@lookoutforchris not to mention North Korea and Iran are about to join the ICBM club. Israel also has their own thing going with the "Samson Option" but I think that's big talk because they've been invaded a lot and never used it despite having real ICBMs. However it's a good realpolitik-al idea, if every nation had their own nuclear weapons arsenal and their own indiscriminate Samson Option in case another nation invades. Then there would be no wars except civil wars and insurgencies that happen within, and can't simply be nuked. I know M.A.D. is good, but why is there a triopoly - previously a duopoly - on enforcing it? It's not really good for the sovereignty of the majority of the world's nations and isn't very internationally liberating, which I think goes against all peace principles.
Thanks, this really worked.
+McDanny420 It didn't work for me😢
McDanny420 i realized that ive been turning the keys wrong , this just saved me another aborted launch
Ricky D did you try turning it off and on again ?
Rakitha Peiriz I actually already launched it a long time ago. Funny story, I was sent it of to Russia but those damn North Koreans beat me to it, so now theres all this conflict and stuff. :/
Who is watching this after Putin put nuclear weapons on standby?
Yeah. I wonder what the soviet procedures are and if it is any easier to launch for them.
@@wyqtor With the Russian military's ineptitude, either they'll be unable to launch their nuclear missiles (+1,000 of them aimed and ready to fire), or accidentally send them on their way, terminating all life on Earth as we know it (including the human species... we'll be the first to go). The Earth will simply revert to being one of billions of lifeless rocks floating through the galaxy, just as it had begun.
Not only on standby, but actively hinting that their use by him is entirely plausible, justifiable and definitely "on the table." Christiana Amanpour interviewed Putin's deputy yesterday, who stated that it would be no problem for Russia to employ nuclear weapons if an "existential threat" existed. Are the Russians simply saber-rattling? In fact, for Putin to be dethroned means certain death or imprisonment, so in his calculation there may be nothing more to lose by launching a nuclear armageddon, since he already sees the "writing on the wall," so to speak. All cult leader Jim Jones could do at the end of his rope was to tell his flock to 'drink the kool-aid.' The one's who refused were shot. In Putin's case, he may not care if +7-billion humans are incinerated in a nuclear Holocaust, since he faces an otherwise bleak future otherwise. Putin's greatest self-acknowledged fear as a dictator was seeing how his peers Saddam Hussain and Moamar Khadafi met their fate, and doesn't want his life to end as theirs horribly did. As a result, he will attempt to hold onto power until the bitter end, yet hopefully not at the cost of the rest of humanity. So buckle up!
@@michaelmeichtry316 So basically our only hope is to assasinate him?
How to launch a nuke?
press the red button
Don't press the red button
Grape Galaxy always press the red button
just for fun
PART 5! THE STALEMATE BUTTON!
***** On MW2 its only 25
For all the germans: The german title of the documentary is "Uran und Mensch - Ein gespaltenes Verhältnis".
It will air 22:00 german time on friday on arte.
***** Thanks! Are you german too?
Karl Whistler jap :D
coole sache ;)
***** When it's for alle the germans, you also could've wrote it in german :D
Nepul K good question. but judging from the german title (and description) I think it's dubbed. It runs on arte, so it will probably already have a dub in german and french :P
Title says "how to launch a nuclear missile"
Like after this tutorial I'm gonna launch a nuclear missile from my roof....
Nice.
Maybe not the best time to recommend this UA-cam.
I still get chills every time I watch that launch sequence. Brilliantly edited.
This sounds like some sort of action movie. That actually makes it a lot scarier than you would think.
Zaziuma I agree. The soundtrack nearly drowned out the dialogue. I think that a more neutral music score would have emphasized the clinical nature of a missile launch, which has a terrorizing component of it's own.
Andrew Timm
I was talking about the amount of silly things you had to do to launch it actually.
all the silly things, such as code verification, two keys, etc., were designed to be sure that we only launched a missile when we really wanted to.
Zaziuma Or maybe a dark comedy with Peter Sellers. Oh wait.
Zaziuma When the silo guide said "there is no oops button", I got far more chills than any of the music could artificially deliver.
How did i get here from the body temperature of a chicken?
34 degrees Celsius!
+Pál Bőle actually it's 41
Causes it's not
Ethan Chou U mad m8, it is
Because sometime ago, some scientists that built nuclear mines needed the mine to be heated above freezing. There's no electric heater, so you guess what it used for the 'heating element'...
thanks bro👍 I really needed this
Should be renamed How to Get on the FBI Watchlist
Its okay ...
Umer Latif no.
oh finally someone will care about me
YES EXACTLY
Dude I can do that with a Google search
Whoops! Forgot to take the warhead out.
Lol, the worst possible way to extinct humanity
Prime Ninja, Humans will never be extinct, Chuck Norris will save human extinction!
Wyles Malibiran Are we still doing Chuck Norris?
CuriousMoth Don't worry, it expired in 1997.
CuriousMoth that actually happened a few times. Like one time some airport noticed after more than 12 hours they had a nuke sitting on the runway. and the us actually accidentally dropped armed nukes on the USA and due to a malfunction they didn't blow.
Yay! That's our Titan II silo museum. Star Trek: First Contact was partially filmed there. Titan I silos are massive in comparison btw. I'd love to see a complete tour of one of those (to date - only urban explorer vids have show parts of them and they were in terrible shape). I'm aware of one near DIA in Colorado that might be a candidate. The batteries to power the on-board missile system was particularly ingenious. They used gravity fed electrolytics that would be poured into the anode case when the bags holding them would be punctured. In seconds you had a charged battery ready for use - that would never leak or degrade indefinitely - keeping the battery viable - forever (because it was assembled at time-of-use). My father worked on a variant of the Titan II (he worked on 3 nuclear missile systems altogether, including a defensive interceptor or AMM). The Titan II was a single-warhead design. Later missiles including the MX were MIRV capable launching a platform that would park in orbit and scan targets for multiple secondary warhead deliveries. Megatons of fun. Finally, early astronauts riding on re-purposed nuclear missiles found their GEICOs would at orbit be 'hunting' for targets. The pilot of the spacecraft would have to override the desire to nose-down for re-entry (until purpose-built rockets were developed for future spacecraft).
mgabrysSF WoW!!
Titan computer be like: okay, so I slam you into Moscow at mach twenty now, right?
Alan Shepard: no, not yet.
Titan computer: now?
Alan: no, we're going into the pacific
Titan: a ocean strike? Well okay boss brace for-
Allan: but SLOWLY! subsonic!
Titan: man, you are the weirdest warhead I've ever carried.
I've already watched this video 10 times , just amazing thanks Derek
I grew up in this era, and I even knew a missileer. I have seen many documentaries on this subject, but this was the first that gave me real pause. You did a first rate job editing and presenting this material.
*Suspicious look "Can we go launch one?"
"I thought you'd never ask" *evil smile*
teacher: what’s the coolest thing you’ve ever done?
me: oh launch a missile
*started world war 3*
69 liles lol its the funny number
Very good to see young people like yourself taking an interest in this important topic.
- "We've basically just ended life on Earth."
- " . . . As _you_ know it. . . . "
🥲life is unstable
Basically means that the human race would survive but society would collapse, we'd enter a new age where humans survive on the remnants of the society they destroyed.
@@SekiberiusWelkesh Uh not true. Up until about 30 years ago, the US tested nukes above ground in America. One nuke wouldn't wipe out everyone. Clown.
5:54 My man looks like he literally started a WW3
this is completely insane how few people decide the future of billions .
geuss thats just how the world always worked... this is insane
The future has and will always be decided by a handful.
To be fair, most of those billions are morons. Your average driver cant even hold back the urge to troll online.
Good point. 535 people in congress, 100 senators, 9 supreme court wackos. Place your bets.
@no, as a matter of fact it's not a good idea to have nuclear war, we will just end up wiping out everyone and everything else in the process
Derek making a while movie type edit and giving some good Dramatic vibe.
'there is no oops switch'.. so what is the 'abort' under the 'lift off' ?
Silvan Geissmann I think he means you can't turn both keys "accidentally" and there's nothing you can do to stop the misslsbafter that step
I'm fairly sure that's just an indicator light and not a switch. It's probably for a potential situation where the launch system fails and informs the crew inside the bunker that it won't be able to launch. So "abort" in this case probably means "The missile can't launch correctly and is shutting down".
Silvan Geissmann if the computer sees a problem and needs to abort it lights up. It's not for use by a person.
Right Matthias. The launch sequence will "abort" if there is a malfunction in the launch sequence. Each launch crew is able to do overrides in actual launch conditions to get the missile to go.
There is no oops switch and no turning back meaning that once the missile is launched it will appear on every detection and ranging screen around the world. No going back...
Am I the only person who got goosebumps and a little wetness in the eyes? I don't want any more nuclear war, for that fact no more wars.
Kris War will come, sooner or later. It happens in every time in each generation, a seed of hatred will make into 2 and continue. Thats a sad fact :(
Kris i f ou give everybody nuclear arms there would be no wars
Actually there's wars that's already happening like in Iraq.
Kris I teared up during the launch, kinda hit me the seriousness of it.
Kris no you wern't the only one , started tearing up during that launch sequence. horrible thing to imagine
So this is what it takes to make Fallout a reality...
Simran Zenov Not if you have a Metal Gear...
Simran Zenov NO WAIT~ I DONT HAVE A VAULT SPOT RESERVED!
Simran Zenov the fallout loure is a bit more complex, then "only" a nuclear fallout.
Simran Zenov Best comment I've read in months!
I don't want to set the wooorld on fiiireeee...
If this is a turtorial, my pen and paper is ready!
I worked at all 18 Titan II missile sites surrounding Tucson from 1980 to 1984 when they were decommissioned. We manned the nuclear trigger 24/7 365 to keep peace through overwhelming strength.
I bet that was a tense but dull job. Alot of sitting around awaiting orders?
Except it wasn't overwhelming. Russians always had more nukes.
Why did you move around so much?
@@GP-qb9hi Ain't the number of nukes, it's the number of targets.
@@jamallabarge2665 So basically, what few Americans said about "Target-Rich Environment" could backfire? Horrifying.
2:33 that dude is the general grievous walking
*cough* general kenobi
*Cough* General Kenobi
General *cough* Kenobi
I audibly laughed aloud. hahahahaa
He got a boner
BREAKING NEWS: A missile launched from the United States has been detected on course to Moscow. It is presumed that one Derek Muller of Veritasium is responsible.
What a magnificent bastard.
flyhighpizzapie UPDATE: Suspect is believed to be one Drek Muffler of Veristablium.
flyhighpizzapie Chuck Norris doesn't launch thermonuclear missiles. Thermonuclear missiles launch Chuck Norris.
flyhighpizzapie Damnit Derek, looks like my knowledge of Fallout will be needed.
This guy seems super fun to have a tour from! I rewatch this every few months and love it every time
And as always, thanks for watching.
Vsauce
high 5!
I found Veritasium via a coop with Minutephysics - which I found via a coop with Vsauce :D
watching for thanks , always as and
sapnu puas
in america you need 2 people to launch a nuclear missile, in north korea only 1 would be needed
And that person could launch the missile at Pionyang (North Korea capital city) if he secretly hated the dictatorship.
cuz there's only one
You would also need mentos and coke
rafael1014 don't expose my secret methods.
You need 4, it takes a total of 4 keys, 2 onsite and 2 offsite.
Him: Can we launch one?
The old guy: Fought you would never ask.
Uh guys why is there a glowing mushroom outside
AAAAAA.......
Oh god nooo.........
*Thought
I’m concerned
Finally a tutorial I’ve been waiting for so long!
This video was intense, it literally gave me goosebumps.
I just don't know how you do it but you always find a way to make each one of your videos unique. Thanks!
The missile knows where it is at all times. It knows this because it *IS MEANT TO NEVER BE LAUNCHED*
Never meant to be... but designed, built, and enabled specifically to do so should the need be.
A Weapon.
@@AflacMan13 he's not completely wrong, since the Airframe installed in the Museum was a Trainer Airframe, never meant to be an operational Unit. Proof that even a blind squirrel can find the occasional nut.
Main use (second best use): NOT lauch em.
Secondary use (worst use): Launch em.
Tertiary use (best use): Launch em...
... But with non nuklear and also peacefull payload (after they got decomissioned already).
Happily, most launched missiles of that kind had non nuklear payloads and where used to launch government satellites into orbit
4:02 Ah, yes. The butterfly valve lock. As far as I'm concerned, that's the most important safety feature on the whole site to prevent unauthorized or unintentional launches.
The first stage engine has two thrust chambers, and both thrust chambers have two feed lines. One feed line is for fuel, and the other feed line is for the oxidizer. All four of those lines are equipped with butterfly valves, and all four of those butterfly valves need to be open for that missile to fly.
The first thrust chamber's oxidizer feed line butterfly valve has a lock on it.
In order to unlock it, you need to enter a secret code that came in with the 35-character coded launch order that you received. It's the first and only time that you EVER knew what that code was. There's six thumbwheels, and sixteen characters on each one. So that's 16^6, which means there are slightly less than 16 million 800 thousand possible combinations, and only one works. Now those sound like pretty good odds, right?
Well, the Air Force didn't like taking any chances, evidenced by the fact that they put in a tries counter.
In order to prevent any kind of tampering, they put in a lifetime-spanning tries counter. You could only get the combination wrong six times. This tries counter NEVER reset. On the seventh attempt, even if you got it right, the entire computer system was programmed to commit an electronic suicide. After that, it would take at least two hours with many technicians to bring the computer system back to an active status, and they would have to reset the mechanically-operating tries counter manually.
If that ever happened while you were on duty as commander? Well... Suffice it to say that you have NOT enhanced your military career.
Interesting
Wow.... May I know how do you know all this?
@@ultimatum97 prolly read off of Wikipedia or something
@@monika.alt197 it’s a speech from a tour guy in one of these silos. I heard it once.
@@justsomedude4547 ohh nice
What you see here is a Fiebinger developed underground ICBM silo, the first very similar one was built in Nazi Germany during late 1944 by MAKO near Arnstadt where the Germans started a large Skoda V101 (V4) 3 stage solid fuel rocket sucessfully from such a silo called Polte 2. (16.03.1945) Unarmed test flight went from Arnstadt to North Polar region radio guided.
Did you know? The launch code for US nukes was 00000000 for 20 years!
Do you watch LEMMiNO?
I do, sometimes, but I got this from Ars Technica.
I know I saw it in a video
The code is actually " SHUT UP MEG"
nice tutorial , gonna try it for sure.
Lmao!!!
warrior from the deep web alright, let’s get to work
Commander- "Welcome to world war 3 "
Me- *goosebumps
Alina Vinnytsia IKR
Outstanding tutorial!