Those of us who track technology “issues” - or who have played with nuclear weapons in the past/present/future, respect the threat this reveals.
But I still think it’d be easier/cheaper to break into a Russian/non-KGB-guarded nuke storage facility than a US base. You can break into the US base easy enough, but getting out back alive and the weapon would be the hard part.
Use hostages maybe?
Official SOP is that the safety of hostages will be considered but will not preclude the immediate retaking of the resource if such were to ever occur........
The common knowledge was if you were taken hostage you were gonna die at the hands of the security police aka Security Forces as they are called these days .
The use of deadly force authorized at secure sites is NOT a threat ....it is a fact. The Security Forces are like deer hunters, last day of the season , just before official sunset ~
They have buck fever 24/7 backed by defenses in depth both physical and electronic that take the human element out of the loop so bypass of security features and procedures can NOT occur.
They will kill ya .....no games. I have seen it happen first hand. an italian national was killed back in 70’s when he crossed a red painted line that defined a priority resource. He then ran when challenged and was killed.....
....... Do not play with USAF security forces responsible for special weapons.
“Use hostages maybe?”
Standing orders to those that guard “special weapons” storage and transfer is that hostages are to be ignored.