For Nearly 20 Years the Nuclear Launch Code at all Minuteman Silos in the United States Was 00000000 

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And I started my bruteforce approach from 00000001... fuck!

the modern system allows for the newer upgraded alphanumeric nuclear launch code of "admin123"

and then the mad general starts typing codes to try to launch it, he'll try all numbers: _Ok, let's start... 0000000 _*_1_* _00000002..._ _00000003..._

00000000? Sounds like the code to someones luggage

Makes me wonder how many Pentagon computers have "password" as a their password.

so my ps2 movie password could have destrpyed the world

Extremely highly misleading. This wasn't the only code required to launch a missile. Codes existed to activate the warhead, other codes allowed the fueling of the missile, and other codes enabled opening the door. Most of the article is 100% BS. The code referred to was an extra layer of codes applicable only to missiles outside the US, so for missiles in the US having the code as a string of zeros was fine. Other codes were needed to do anything with the missile.

But. don't worry. In case the code was forgotten or the key didn't fit, the personnel on duty in the silo could still launch the missile with a screw driver. All that had to be done was pull the console away from the wall and use the screwdriver to connect a couple leads and the sequence would begin. This convenient feature was apparently found out by one of the personnel on duty down in a hole who got bored and started just having a look at the blueprints and schematics of the consoles. After the "Hey, come look at this" moment with the other guy on duty and the phone calls started going up the chain, thousands of airmen nationwide were mobilzed to fix it. They started going around to every silo and welding the panel to the wall so it couldn't be pulled away anymore. Then work began on redesigning the circuit layouts inside and new consoles being installed in the silos.

"12345? That's incredible! I have the same combination on my luggage!"

Soviet Hacker: "I chave got my hands on US nuclearr launch kodes" Soviet President: "Zat is greatt vork do tell me!" Soviet Hacker: "It is 00000000" Soviet President: "You think this is joke? You are exiled!"

"Yo bro watch this I can guess the launch codes" "No way bro no way" "Hold my beer" * 00000000 * *H A C K E R M A N*

PRESIDENT SKROOB: "That's amazing. I've got the same combination on my luggage."

So many hollywood movies just lost their main plot.

The new username is "Pssword" The new password is "Username" Nobody will ever guess that.

*takes off the "0" key" Mwahahahaaaa!

Please include at least one lower case letter, one upper case letter, and one symbol in your nuclear launch codes.

I mean, if you think about it, if someone hacks in and sees the password is eight zeroes, they'll think they made a mistake because "what idiot would make that the passcode?"

A wing has 50 ICBM. Each flight has 10 ICBM. 5 flights to a wing. Same back than as today. Another flight and/or wing command also had to turn there keys at the same time to lunch missiles. They were all connected by underground pressurized cables.

"That's the stupidest combination I've ever heard in my life! That's the kind of thing an idiot would have on his luggage!"

In fallout 3 there is an Easter egg at one of the military bases where you need o find the launch code and it ends up being 00000000 to represent this

New password, "00000001"

hey, as long as no one messes with the purity of our precious bodily fluids we're good

"Give us the codes" "I'll tell you nothing!" "We got 'em boys"

so basically the first code I'd guess when I'm trying to unlock my friends phone

I know a guy who worked in the KGB and he was shocked by this video. He always thought the code was 12345678

In the movie War Games, the launch code was CPE-1704-TKS.

I was on a USAF missile launch crew in Germany (Mace missile) from 1962-1965 and was on duty when the PAL systems were installed. They did not prevent a launch but prevented the arming sequence from proceeding which was an automatic sequence initiated by the guidance system as the missile neared its target. It took minimum of two people to launch the missiles. Although the sealed launch codes were in the blockhouse, the PAL codes were transmitted electronically only after the launch codes had been sent. I know for a fact that our PAL codes were initially not all zeros because I peeked during installation! They were also changed randomly by outside technicians.

The new code is now 22222222

"Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! this is the War Room!".

5:30 To be even more fair, no unauthorized launch took place. As foolish as this was, the trust we placed in the men and women who controlled these weapons was not misplaced. I think this speaks to the honor system in the military, even though an unauthorized launch was possible, no one ever took advantage of this opportunity.

The movie plot ended up in the movie War Games with Matthew Broderick. It was a time of socially inept computer geeks, back doors, and the early days of computer hacking and cracking. A high school kid, wanting to play games, hacked into a fictional nuclear warhead controlling computer. In choosing "Global Thermonuclear War," he nearly created this devastating and destructive situation. It's a great movie from the late 1970's-early 80's.

it was actually ⬆⬆⬇⬇⬅➡⬅➡ B A start

The new code is 11111111

The best story was on the Sandia labs videos about security. In the US the civilians control the weapon, the military control the delivery package. So the first iterations of security involved the warhead having a multiple pined interface to the missile. The warhead had no capability to be detonated without the missile /bomb part. Further, you could not denotate the war head without the weapon system and the correct code in the panel (I'm simplifying this). One day someone was looking at the design and realised that if you placed a screwdriver between the correct pins on the warhead interface you could close the circuit and detonate the weapon! A rapid change was kicked off at that point.

Since this is all Classified information you don't really know if you're correct. Anyone who knows you're wrong can't tell you why.

That's like having the code "1234" on your luggage! Lol

funny this come on to my recommendation the day before presidential election.

The Minute Man Missiles (and many other such weapons) could not be launched without setting codes and switches from a location outside the silo. So it did not matter what the 'local' code was because the "launch" required the 2 men each with a key in the silo AND the activation of switches outside the silo. The system was built under the assumption it would be 'hacked' or 'tricked'.

I really love your videos, I certainly learn quite a bit whilst watching them. :) Even though every time I hear your name, I always think about the famous American painting "Whistler's Mother." lol

its probablably 00000001 now ... if im correct , pls dont hurt me .

"That's the stupidest combination I've ever heard of in my life! That's the kinda thing an idiot would have on his luggage."

It still took 2 control rooms agreeing to launch, this took 4 officers to turn keys in 2 different locations.

Many years back, IBM introduced a competing operating system to try and kick MS Windows down a peg. This was Called OS2 Warp, in it's day it was quick, very usable, could do DOS with no problems and was nearly Windows 95 when MS was still bragging about Windows 3.11. Well when it flopped because of MS's powers, the OS nearly died but did manage to limp alone in some venues, and up to a few years ago, you could still purchase it under a new name, which slips my mind for the moment. You needed a 9 digit code to install the full version, I still have it on CD, the code for my disk was 8 zeros and a 1. Wonder where they came up with that? (I believe this is a maintenance code for in-house operations.

most of our security flaws are there because people are lazy. For example: People are too lazy to remember passwords or write them down. So they have the same password for each account.

00000000? That's amazing, I have the same combination on my luggage!

I, too, would worry about a man named *General Power* having the ability to randomly launch nukes. 😛

I’m unwell today and spending it in bed. I’ve just been catching up on my ‘Simon Whistler ‘ 5 hours so far. Thank you Simon, your videos are always so interesting.

Add this to other problems, like the many times the US mistakenly thought the Soviets were launching or the Soviets mistakenly thought the US was launching, the depth charges used against a Soviet sub during the Cuban Missile crisis, etc., and it's something very close to a bona fide miracle that WW3 never happened.

People in the USAF are airmen. Not soldiers. We aren't the army

8 zeros! That's amazing, I have the same combination on my luggage!

LOL just imagine a launch code somewhere at a modern day missile silo just happens to still use this code.

That is amazing, I have the same code on my luggage.

In their defense, the enemy would probably never expect something so simple.

There is no reason to call for authorization, the alarm comes in and a teletype message. The missile control room personnel take the message and first they check it against the codes in the lock box. Then they match it in a binder to a code, and then swap as there are two binders. Once confirmed, they get keys from lockbox and insert, turn and hold. It takes two people to launch the missiles as the control boxes are out of arms reach to make it impossible for one person because the keys have to be turned simultaneously and held for 3 seconds. There are videos about this all over the place. Plenty of old training videos that the military made because the threat was very real in the 50's, 60's, 70's into the mid to late 80's.

Like that movie spaceballs " the combination is 1-2-3-4" lmao

now it's 11111111

Learning these kinds of things and playing the Fallout series makes me think of civilization in the northern hemisphere being wiped out, so Australia, South Africa, and Brazil becoming the top world leaders.

Well, and you all really believe that a Nuclear Counter-Attack is dependent on an eight-digit Code, the simultaneous turning of two Keys and two Soldiers? Interesting.

Very well, the Password is....: One..., (..1, 1!), Two..., (2, 2!), Three..., (3, 3!), Four..., (4,4!), ...............Five..., (5, 5!) -So the combination is... 1234.....5? (nods) - That's the stupidest combination I've ever heard in my life!!! That's the kinda thing an idiot would have on his luggage!!! ---What's the password -1,2,3,4,5,! ----That's amazing, I've got the same combination on my luggage!

Edit: Since I am still getting some comments where people want to quote other articles this video is based on, that keep repeating the same mistakes....Blair has come out and said they made a lot of mistakes. tomnichols.net/blog/2013/12/20/update-were-u-s-nuclear-codes-set-to-zero-bruce-blair-responds/ Blair NEVER said the letters he wrote in 1977, were the reason the all 0 code was changed. ONE, because it wasn't changed, that process was removed all together, TWO because why would Congrss change something they don't have the direct power to change, based on the word of a low ranking officer who had recently resigned his commission in the Air Force? Blair does say in the 2004 report that started all of this, Blair says, "After leaving the Air Force in 1974, I pressed the service, initially by letters addressed to it and then through congressional intermediaries, to consider a range of terrorist scenarios in which these locks could serve as crucial barriers against the unauthorized seizure of launch control over Minuteman missiles. In 1977, I co-authored (with Garry Brewer) an article (click here to view) entitled “The Terrorist Threat to World Nuclear Programs” in which I laid out the case for taking this threat more seriously and suggesting remedial measures including, first and foremost, activating those McNamara locks that apparently he and presidents presumed had already been activated." But also says in the above article I linked, "McNamara thought he had prevailed, but learned from me in 2004 (the date of my article that you wrongly dated 1994) that SAC had set the combination codes to eight zeros and got away with it until 1977" Here is the link to the orginal 2004 paper Blair wrote. www.globalzero.org/files/bb_keeping_presidents_in_the_nuclear_dark_episode_1_the_case_of_the_missing_permissive_action_links_02.11.2004.pdf Orginal Post: This video is FULL of wrong info. Frist off, the article came out in 2004, the additional all 0 launch code was added in 1962 and stopped in the early 80s (sorry 1977 as a result of a total change to the process). So NO they didn't only change it at the time of the article, in fact in the orginal article he states it had long since been changed and is for more complex. Second, the all 0 "launch code" was added at the order of the White House as an added step to the already secure launch system and at the objection of SAC and the Joint Chiefs. So SAC Command, set it as all 0s to comply with the order but not add the needless extra step. The launch authorization code was NEVER all 0s and could only be sent down by the President's authorization of release of nuclear weapons, down the chain and was always verified before being entered. Then the 2 launch officers who are guarded by a TON of security and being several stories underground had to enter the codes and turn the dual launch keys. These officers always had Top Secret security clearance which required a TON of background checks. ALSO all individuals related to the launch from the launch officer to the top side Security had to be on what is called a PRP, or Personal Reliably Program. Where EVERY aspect of their life was watched and checked. If you so much as needed to take a Tylenol, you could be pulled off for possible impairment. If you ran up a large debt with a credit card, you would be removed..ect. Bottom line...This all 0 code, was a needless added step, to an already VERY secure system and FAR from the only thing required to launch a nuke.

Imagine how many kgb agents were gulaged because no one believed it was 8 zeros.

As long as nobody knows that, it's still as secure as any other 8 digit number. They also have three factor authentication, requiring two physical keys along with the code.

All of a sudden I dont feel bad for having my password for everything as "secret".

the new code 'Letsbuildawall123'

So... Just saw this video, after seeing yesterday's one. My man, life has been good to you (as with all of us)

Lmaoo even funnier than the launch code on spaceballs 1,2,3,4,5 lol

Now we changed it to 3 digits and they are 666.

What about 7355608?

Why do I suddenly want to watch Dr Strangelove?

everybody gangsta until the person used the wierd ATM machine

Im pretty sure the code was 7355608

That's the combination an idiot uses on their luggage!

Well that's something to remember when I have a time machine

Another reason it was set to the 0s was because most Password Breakers would start at 00000001, so it would never reach the correct password.

good to know my pc password and the nuclear launch codes were the same..

thank god no one tried to crack the code using an automated brute force hacking system, It would literally get the code on the first guess!

actually, they set all of the valve locks to 00000000, the combinations were different but this meant a brute force approach would take far too long to ever risk actually launching a missile unintentionally.

No one would walk into a silo and expect that to be the code.

I thought this was related to fallout....anyway theres some settlements I need to go and help

I bet the codes now are something brilliant like 00000001.

the reason for all the zeros is to insert a quick code which is required if were to launch a nuke. no time to waste, everyone knew it just in case. but they use direct lines for contact

My handshake meter is laughing....

It's almost unbelievable that WW3 didn't started.

I always pictured two general looking guys with big gold key necklaces that turn them at the same time then hit a big ass red button that says "Reset world" on it

"Another settlement needs your help, I'll mark it on your map"

Robert McNamara´s hair got parted like Moses parted the Red Sea

"Zero-Zero-Zero Destruct Zero." - Cap. Kirk / Star Trek

'General Power' once had the ability to launch nukes and start a world ending war? Is this fucking captain planet? That is such an obvious villain name.

Wow, Bethesda actually got the nuke codes right in Fallout 76.

i hope they learned over the years how to actuely change the factory code 00000000 and took something more secure like 12345678

The USAF lost some nukes as well..............they cant find them.

Dr. Feynman had found people did not change the default code on the Top-secret safes in Manhattan project so he would go around and change them :)

It's like that password for your email, you know you should change it but keep putting it off until tomorrow.

Prior to watching the video and reading the topic, my 1st assumption is that they changed the code.

At least it wasnt "Password"

it would be an interesting movie if someone made one regarding being able to launch a missile so easily back then.

lol @ the green screen reflecting off the sides of his glasses

fucking eight 0s?? seriously? what's next, 1234?? you might as well stop with launch codes and just have a button and a sign that says 'America's nukes - keep out'

and psn gets hacked.