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Donald Trump to carry 'Nuclear Football' along with him during India visit; here's what a nuclear football is

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US President Donald Trump is going to carry 'Nuclear Football' along with him during his India visit. The Nuclear Football is a briefcase, the contents of which are to be used by the President of the United States to authorize a nuclear attack while away from fixed command centres. It is held by an aide-de-camp, a person who walks by the side of the president like a personal assistant. The package weighs around 20 kilograms.