FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson delivers a joint statement with French President Emmanuel Macron before a meeting on Brexit at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, August 22, 2019. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
LONDON - The British government declined on Tuesday to say who had responsibility for the United Kingdom’s nuclear codes while Prime Minister Boris Johnson is treated in intensive care for COVID-19 complications. When asked by the BBC if Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab had been handed the nuclear codes while Johnson receives treatment, Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove said: “There are well developed protocols which are in place.”The United Kingdom is one of the world’s five official nuclear weapon states and has four nuclear submarines armed with Trident II D5 ballistic missiles loaded with nuclear warheads.
Only the British prime minister can authorise a nuclear strike. Such an order would be transmitted to one of Britain’s nuclear submarines with a special set of codes.
Such stupid thought !
His doctor
BLESS ❤️
weapons are for weak minds
nuclear weapons are for wankers
Hope him get well soon, and that won`t be a matter
Why does it matters?
so many authorization in Johnson's hand, if you wanna tweet, you can maybe tweet 100 without repeat of who's in charge of XXX since Johnson's in ICU?
coreypein The Queen?
It should be Always The Queen!
I didn't know that Reuters employ idiots
The Civil Service.
One tiny virus has created world wide disasters. All superpowers have succumbed to it. Its control button is with Almighty God who has perhaps now decided to set right outragers. Pontifex nytimes washingtonpost guardian Telegraph khaleejtimes AlJazeera_World the_hindu
Great Britain once was ! Whom are they going to launch them against? Argentina over the Falklands?
You think it matters ha ha No ones nuking anyone for the next few months you numpties
God🙄
For God sake, who needs the nuclear button in times like these? He is going to be alright, and everyone can feel happy about having their nuclear buttons back once this coronavirus is over.
The Queen
Queen's PLumber 'SGS' - - - ?
Larry, I hope
The next winner of Britain’s got talent
James Bond? M ?
Letter of last resort
Populists, keyboard fighters
What I really want to know is...who plays him in the movie? Gary Busey or Nick Nolte?
Who knew Nick Nolte was running the UK.
Trump.
Fear mongers
查尔斯王子
Who the hell cares about a nuclear attack at such time. How come Reuters has become an irreverent and irrelevant news outlet? Did someone die, were you bought by an Evil Empire, please explain?
and how many times was that button pressed ? .... ahhh, Yes exactly.
Donald Trump, who else?😳
Why is this even a headline. Felt like a global pandemic wasn't enough.... Gotta add to everyone's nerves? Wtf Reuters?
Why even ask this question right now? I mean really? Jesus this shit is ridiculous!
God bless Johnson! He is coming back very soon.
rawlimark Think about it for a few seconds. It's why we have a deputy PM.
James Bond
Who cares ?
Another ridiculous comment from Reuters who have now established themselves as the publisher of non-news. Does Reuter’s really think that anyone is worried about whose finger is on the UK’s nuclear button. Reuter’s a formerly prestigious media Company on the way to nowhere!
... an immature question - do you really think this has not been thought out?
to nuke where?
Why do countries even need nukes again?
Who needs those weapons anymore?
Why so worried about a baton no one is going to press or use instead of praying for the prime minister of your small cold island to recover from coronavirus? Who needs a nuclear bomb this age of human civilisation?
It’s clipped on the side of his hospital bed next to the nurse call button.
Actually, we just told him at was a nuclear button.
alexcooper81 That would be the...
Has to be an improvement 😲
Put a mask on the button please
Really? This again?
how is this relevant to the current situation? This is a headline that Fox News might use but very unsuitable for a news agency of your calibre!
There never was a nuclear button anyway, dozens of people need to agree before any nuclear launch happens.
Probably Tony Blair still keeps a duplicate
Jesus，no
Im sure if for some inexplicable reason we needed it, someone could pop by and push it for him.
Meghan Markle
It vanished shortly after the plot went missing.
Oh that's easy his girlfriend
david_david1968 Which country glad to see such a chaos?
The Very Old Queen !?
As always, the Commanders of Britain’s Trident submarines have it: very quietly moving at walking pace under the polar ice sheets, and keeping the world’s nuclear thugs under their rocks.
Reuters starting shit with the UK----Deep State Shit heads in the media
Obviously the only immortal in UK.
he gave it to me, don’t worry
Just got it in the mail. Yes that was in the contingency plan. Just mail it to someone because you know who thinks of stuff before hand. Mind control works on the weaknesses of people. Your audiences should be ashamed of you but....
Putin
Why are you interested nuclear weapon now?
BorisJohnson_MP Well that is obvious! Boris sent it to trump for safe keeping😊
Giz a break. There is no such a thing in UK.
There’s times when having an actual Constitution comes in handy.
Boris will get through it. Couple weeks , but he will make it.
As if all he does is sit on a button. Wouldn’t it be nicer to send him a button of recovery as well as a prayer 🙏 to all the people who work hard to save life?
Try hijama
As if all he does is sit on a button. Wouldn’t it be nicer to send him a button of recovery as well as a prayer 🙏 to all the people who work hard to save life instead?
hdevreij Himself?
We already have a nuclear happening NOW‼️
You are a very bad reporter. Bad question.
What nonsense?
We’re not America, we don’t have a Presidential system. Westminster hacks really need to stop watching the West Wing and read a bit more Bogdanor.
Mr.Been of course 😂
Trump has it
Her Majesty
Y’all bored up there?
Irresponsible question from
As if all he does is sit on a button. Wouldn’t it be nicer to send him a button of recovery instead?
As if all he does is sit on a button. Wouldn’t it be nice to send him a button of recovery instead?
Trump has it of course
Why are you thinling about nuclear war? Your headline is sensationalist and not to mention idiotic.
Really?! Is this the problem now?
The queen.
Don’t worry, we have advance version of atomic bomb called Coronavirus,that is much deadlier than conventional one.
Did an American write this ?
Who caresssss?
Unimportant , we have a virus called Corona that is much deadliest than atomic bomb.
Someone will be appointed if the reason arrived. However let's remain focused on the earth healing
Reuters ? Who are they ? The usual tedious, pompous questions from one branch of the media elite.
Cornavirus has all the power now Not nuclear buttons That's the world's problem billions spent on weapons of war But health is the true weapon for us all
Nuclear Nadal
Trump
PM incapacity does not change anything? POTUS still has it.
As if all he does is sitting on a button. Wouldn’t it be nice to send him a button of recovery instead?
Ffs
May be prince Andrew if he comes out from behind mummy’s skirt
Hope Boris gets better soon. Waiting to hear news about his health. It's beyond politics.
there is no war so neuclear button is no needed
Donald Trump obviously. It's very unlikely that the UK can lunch nukes without consent of the US.
Reuters veut les codes d’utilisation aussi?
America
Very useless question.
So shameful, talking about Nuclear weapons on these hard times?. Have some respect with humanity.
Wow. That is one very nonreuter’s tweet by Reuters. Got my attention in a completely different i’msittingherereadingareuter’stweet kind of way.
Whoever it is better disinfect it first.
Wasnt it the foreign secretary!!?
Nuke the Covid!
The Queen ?
そうか、イギリスも核保有国だった。忘れてた。
Me 🙋♀️
Mark Francois
BorisJohnson has deposited it in the nearest bank. Silly question. Focus on some thing more important. Fight against COVID19
Wash your hands after pressing the button.
Will that button stop the covid-19?
This is something that never crossed in my mind
Just keep it away from Tony Blair at all costs !
the dead animals and birds on her hat will fly frome her and they'lll drill the eyes of chineses peoples, and chinese gouvenement will answer with atomic bombs... etc 2/ Arountazief
In My hand
This Man... 👍🏻
Ian_Fraser A very good bloody question.
The designated Survivor ;-)
Me
The only other guy Dominic Cummings could mould.
Doesn't matter who can push the button, as long as the target who spread the Wuhan virus, and caused the Wuhan virus aggravating has been identified.
Corona is worse than a nuclear bomb it does the same job but internationally. Now they maybe need to think to denuclearise the world? What do you think ?
Like it would do them any good most of Europe would be vaporized before they had a chance to respond
もう本当に無茶苦茶だ。
I don’t think anything is going to happen. Everyone is battling this virus.
Why the hell do you need a nuclear button during this time. Lay off.
恐ろしや そういえば、英国は、核保有国でしたね。こんな心配が出てくるんですよ、芋づる式に。もはや、SFとパニックとオカルト映画を、掛け算したみたいな状況。
Irrelevant-it’s never going to be used and there are bigger priorities at the moment.
Camilla Parker Ball, if Charles die and never be queen she will push it. or she will be so angry that when she will trample so strong the coffin of his husband that some cracks will apear on the ground and fire will arrise from them 1/
Those who need to know will know. The general public don't need to know.
who cares .. is there any problem the UK 'could possibly' nuke away? Most of its problems are within .. domestically .. nukes are a bit heavy handed for those kinds of problems.
你想搞个大新闻啊，小朋友。
Dr who
Some guy in the USA, same as usual.
Fake news there's no such a thing as nuclear button
Trump, cause he is a good friend of Boris.
Paul Chuckle
Do we need to talk about nuclear buttons now ? Missed placed priorities I should say
Shush 🤫 don’t tell anyone, but he gave it to me.
Before answering it who will be the countries to nuclear missile launch
They said... it happens a few days ago.. you know, he passed.... Everthing is hidden, you know... to avoid panic, y´ know...
Many essential workers earn minimum wage. Supermarket employees, caregivers, petrol station employees, cleaners They deserve better.
Everybody is too ill now to think of fighting each other. Hostilities will begin, probably mid August, don't worry.
The 4 boomers the Brits have are under the launch control of the U.S. or Australia, so it doesn’t really matter who has the UK’s nuclear football.
The queen with her arthritis has the nuclear button.
I heard trumpo thinks he gets two while Boris is down.
I am praying for him and the British people.
It's been flushed in his toilet!
Queen .....but tell her it's not TV remote ..otherwise when she will change the channel ....world will change😂😜
Irrelevant at the moment just need to get rid of this virus
The Queen
Princes
I was told not to say anything, but its actually me
he's given it to Trump for safe keeping
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