What is in the briefcase of president security?

According to a 2005 Washington Post article, the president is always accompanied by a military aide carrying a “football” with launch codes for nuclear weapons. A separate 2005 article described the football as a metal Zero Halliburton briefcase.

Is the nuclear football always with the president?

Is a mini nuke possible?

Neither the United States nor the Soviet Union have ever made public the existence or development of weapons small enough to fit into a normal-sized suitcase or briefcase. The W48 however, does fit the criteria of small, easily disguised, and portable. Its explosive yield was extremely small for a nuclear weapon.

Do US presidents have bodyguards who carry weapons?

Though on certain visits by both President Bush jr and Obama they were allowed up two officers in their detail to carry weapons. Yes they do. Members of the US President’s bodyguard which includes both the secret service and US Marine 1 have a mandate to protect the USA President and his family wherever they go.

Do body guards have the right to bear weapons in foreign countries?

Body guards of even state-level politicians have the right to bear weapons in airplanes and other secured areas. That they can continue to bear those arms in foreign countries is hardly a surprise. That is what they are hired to do. When an American president visits a US military base, are the soldiers still permitted to carry loaded firearms?

What is inside the briefcase that SPG operatives carry?

The “briefcase” that SPG operatives carry while protecting the Prime Minister is actually a portable bullet proof shield that can be opened in case of an attack. The shield gives immediate and temporary protection to the VIPs by unfolding it to cover the whole body.

Should you hire an executive protection agent or a bodyguard?

Moyer prefers executive protection agents, because, he says, bodyguard tends to carry a negative connotation of big, unskilled men. “There is a big group of dysfunctional people with no formal training who should not be in the industry,” he says.