With nuclear war insanely being babbled about at the very highest levels of the US government, and any nuclear war that does break out most likely hitting the Washington DC psychopaths first, and quite literally incinerating millions of Americans in the process, we thought we'd remind those Washington DC psychopaths about Russia's 'Dead Hand System,' also known as 'Perimeter,' in this story.

As wikipedia reports of 'Dead Hand,' the system remains in place to this day, and while it is said to only be activated during times of crisis, who wouldn't argue we're in such a time right now? And as that wikipedia entry reported, 'Dead Hand' is a fail-safe Russian  system that will automatically launch nuclear weapons at Russia's enemies, even if the entire Russian chain of command has been incapacitated. From that entry.: 

'Dead Hand' is a Cold War-era automatic nuclear weapons-control system (similar in concept to the American AN/DRC-8 Emergency Rocket Communications System) that was constructed by the Soviet Union. The system remains in use in the post-Soviet Russian Federation. 

An example of fail-deadly and mutual assured destruction deterrence, it can automatically initiate the launch of the Russian intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) by sending a pre-entered highest-authority order from the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Strategic Missile Force Management to command posts and individual silos if a nuclear strike is detected by seismic, light, radioactivity, and pressure sensors even with the commanding elements fully destroyed. 

By most accounts, it is normally switched off and is supposed to be activated during times of crisis; however, as of 2009, it was said to remain fully functional and able to serve its purpose when needed.