Yep, you had to complete all of that paperwork regarding the release of those missiles, log the message and keyturn events. Fill out the paperwork to cover the activation of the keyswitch and release of the launch codes. That’s not counting collection of all the system status tapes, hardcopy messages, etc.
That’s just the front end. Every single military person who observes the detonation is required to report an enormous number of details.
The observer NBC-1 reports work their way up the chain through NBC-2 through NBC-5, which probably takes it as high as the Pentagon and all branches, then from there to allied powers and NATO, then reports are generated through the alphabet soup of federal agencies.
This means Departments of Energy, State, the 16 intelligence agencies, EPA, USGS, NOAA, NASA, VA, GSA, NIH, and everybody else in the government. Boucoup nuclear contingency plans are activated.
We’re talking forests worth of paper, here.