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This should probably be posted elsewhere (mods: please move where appopriate) but this is an interesting 2008 documentary about the command chain for UK nuclear weapon release. It's a good source of detail. The Human Button, by Peter Hennessy

See also

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id..."Prime Minister's Directive" nuclear&f=false

"The Secret State: Preparing For The Worst 1945 - 2010" by Peter Hennessy
Planning Armageddon: Britain, the United States and the Command of Western Nuclear Forces 1945-1964" by Stephen Twigge and Len Scott
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