[Poohbah]

Realy, so if the President said go, the man in the silo could refuse, even though his partner is armed and may have a differant outlook?

If the man refusing is willing to die over the issue, it ends there--the whole configuration of the LCC is designed to make it impossible for both keys to be turned by the same guy. (They're too far apart.)

[eastforker]

Then why are they armed, or is that just hollywood?