The Red October is shown using the "Two Man Rule" when it comes to launching nuclear missiles, but this technique is not used on either American or Soviet missile boats, it takes more than just two keys to launch a nuclear ICBM, both countries use virtually the same protocol. If a fire order is received it must be verified by the commanding officer, executive officer and the weapons officer, all of them must agree it is a valid order and none of them carry the launch keys. To verify the order they must check the authorization code against the Sealed Authenticator (a special sealed envelope containing a verification code). The envelope is stored in a locked safe that requires three keys to open, these keys are the ones carried by the CO, XO and weapons officer. The fire control keys are stored in a separate safe locked with a double combination lock, nobody on board knows the combination to the locks. The combination comes as part of the authorization code in the fire order, it is encoded on the sealed envelope authentication code. In order to open the safe both the CO and XO must enter the two combinations at the exact same time, it is designed so that both codes cannot be entered by the same person, the main safeguard is that the weapons officer and the security guards in the room are to use deadly force to stop any one person trying to use both combination codes. Once the safe with the two firing keys is opened the CO takes one key, the XO takes the other, while this is being done the weapons officer waits for the rest of the senior officers to agree that the fire order is valid. Only if and when the senior staff agree that is will the weapons officer allow the CO and XO to take their keys, the slots for the two firing keys are on opposite sides of the fire control room, once again to prevent any one person from using both keys, the keys must both be turned at the same exact time in order to arm the launch sequence.
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