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 | | Furthermore, the design of a PAL is based on cryptography, and cryptography has always had the aura of the forbidden. |
 | | Back in the days before we had real positive control [i.e., PAL locks], SAC had the power to do a lot of things, and it was in his hands, and he knew it [R95]. |
 | | In place of PALs, an elaborate set of procedures, involving the PA system, several different keys, and the participation of most of the crew is necessary for a nuclear submarine to launch its missiles [C87c]. |
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