An innocent-looking briefcase has the power to set about the end of the world. And for the first time the world has been given a glimpse at it.
A Russian TV network has given a rare glimpse into the mobile system the Kremlin would use to spark Armageddon.
It is reportedly supervised by an armed security officer who accompanies no-nonsense Mr Putin wherever he travels.The briefcase, called Cheget in Russian, was developed in the early 1980s and has now been shown to the public for the first time, with it being opened and its contents viewed up close on TV.
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