Cold-War-era nuclear-control system used by the Soviet Union and Russia
Not to be confused with Dead man's hand.
For other uses, see Dead Hand (disambiguation).
Dead Hand
Place of origin
Soviet Union
Service history
In service
January 1985–present[not verified in body]
Used by
Russian Strategic Rocket Forces
Production history
No. built
1
Dead Hand, also known as Perimeter (Russian: Система «Периметр», romanized: Sistema "Perimetr", lit. '"Perimeter" System', with the GRAU Index 15E601, Cyrillic: 15Э601),[1] is a Cold War-era automatic nuclear weapons-control system (similar in concept to the American AN/DRC-8 Emergency Rocket Communications System) that was constructed by the Soviet Union.[2] The system remains in use in the post-Soviet Russian Federation.[3][4] An example of fail-deadly and mutual assured destruction deterrence, it can automatically initiate the launch of the Russian intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) by sending a pre-entered highest-authority order from the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Strategic Missile Force Management to command posts and individual silos if a nuclear strike is detected by seismic, light, radioactivity, and pressure sensors even with the commanding elements fully destroyed. By most accounts, it is normally switched off and is supposed to be activated during times of crisis; however, as of 2009[update], it was said to remain fully functional and able to serve its purpose when needed.[5]
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Soviet Union
Russian Strategic Rocket Forces