The Department of Defense’s (DOD) inspector general announced it will review how to better secure the “nuclear football,” also known as the Emergency Satchel, in the event it is lost, stolen, or compromised.
“We plan to begin the subject evaluation in July 2021,” the inspector general’s office said (pdf). “The objective of this evaluation is to determine the extent that DOD processes and procedures are in place and adequate to alert DOD officials in the event that the Presidential Emergency Satchel is lost, stolen, or compromised.”
