The red button that could launch Britain's nuclear warheads

MAILONLINE ^ | 22 January 2016 | MARK DUELL & LARISSA BROWN

[Covenantor]

Thanks...interesting info about symbol significance on that forum thread. Bad Tolz WWII history was new to me.... and market in fake/repro patches.

[archy]

Thanks...interesting info about symbol significance on that forum thread. Bad Tolz WWII history was new to me.... and market in fake/repro patches.

One more item of info for you: A LOT of the *Specialty* patches [like the Green Light SADM teams] were not usually worn on the outside on uniform shirts/jackets, but rather sewn to the inside liner of the beret.

And that's right where mine is.

[archy]

Crest I possess..... alpha beta gamma and atomic symbol ....

Hey, you got a hammer I can borrow?

[archy]

The USAF uses key switches. .... .

OK....But they do use two, right??? That’s why I put “ “ around triggers...I didn’t know what to call them...

Clackers!

[Cboldt]

I’m glad it has a trigger guard! Oops!

[Cboldt]

That’s some serious defensive preparation!

[archy]

Bad Tolz WWII history was new to me.... and market in fake/repro patches.

Oh, man, the stories about Toelz/ Flint Kaserne in the 1950s/'60s/'70s! The Old Man's desk and the ghostly SS Hauptsturmfuhrer whose clicking hobnailed boots could be heard on the basement halls when nobody was there. And of course, a lot of guys who went off to sunny climes in Southeast Asia [and elsewhere] and who might just be looking over your shoulder to see how things were going at the old place....

The Augsburg [aka *Eggsburg* to GIs] patches were commonplace, especially around the 24th division guys and ASA teams stationed there. And yep, the Navy was there too....

[pfflier]

Now THAT’S how you arrive at a hot LZ.

[archy]

Now THAT'S how you arrive at a hot LZ.

Well, it's ONE way....

Here's a couple of others!

And then there's this!

[PLMerite]

Could just barely lob the nuke beyond its blast radius.

[PLMerite]

“Looks too much like a pistol grip.”

Yes. Maybe shaping it like the male sex organ would put them more at ease. And open up opportunity for a lot of really bad jokes.

[Billthedrill]

...he’ll end up having to put in a trouble ticket with the IT shop.

"'Allo! This is Shritkikavlashuskvarna. You may call me 'Bob'. 'Ow may I 'elp you today?"

[pfflier]

Here's a couple of others! 1:49 Classic!! A parachute that opens on impact.

We did a few LAPES from my beloved C-130. The results was sometimes "interesting" one time tragic. We lost a 130 and crew from Pope on a demo that can be seen on youtube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgIqv6vKJks.