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Lead image accuracy

I understand that the old lead image was removed due to legal concerns, but I have doubts that the new image is accurate. While it is CC licensed, it comes from DeviantArt user MarcusBurns1977, who likes to recreate images of Cold War era firearms. While some of these are reasonably accurate, like the OTS-21 (compare his recreation vs. an actual photograph), some are highly inaccurate, like the GM6Lynx (recreation vs. actual photos). There is absolutely no reason to believe that this image is a truthful depiction of the nuclear briefcase, considering that this artist has almost certainly never seen one and has a weak track record for accuracy anyways. As such, I'll remove the image. InvisibleUp (talk) 06:08, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A potential source for a new lead image is https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/nuclear-vault/2023-07-09/presidential-football-eisenhower-george-w-bush/part-iii-photos. These were released by the George W. Bush Presidential Library under the FOIA, which should make them public domain, but I can't verify this. InvisibleUp (talk) 06:25, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"President"

Shouldn't this be consistently capitalized? Desmond Ravenstone (talk) 13:16, 7 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

See Capital letters#Titles of people. The policy is clear. Richard-of-Earth (talk) 05:05, 10 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Kindly stop saying the POTUS has no launch authority.

He has and stop being anti-Trump.

TShape12 (talk) 05:25, 28 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I cannot see what you are concerned about. In the Operation section the article says "the president...retains the sole authority to launch a nuclear strike or attack". HiLo48 (talk) 05:44, 28 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]