# What is this "secret weapon"?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 9, 2008, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-secret-weapon/462839 "2008-09-09T20:18:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2008, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-secret-weapon/462839/61 "2008-09-12T01:44:13Z")

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“I have a secret plan to end the war.” Richard Nixon, 1968

[http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/10/20/opinion/edwells.php](http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/10/20/opinion/edwells.php)  
Send a fleet of nuclear bombers

[http://www.wired.com/politics/security/magazine/16-03/ff\_nuclearwar?currentPage=all](http://www.wired.com/politics/security/magazine/16-03/ff_nuclearwar?currentPage=all)

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**Author:** ![Declan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2008, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-secret-weapon/462839/62 "2008-09-12T06:50:06Z")

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The closest thing that can be possible is that we have broken the Al Q codes. So they would litterally be telegraphing where their top people are going to be at any one given time.

Think either enigma or the purple codes.

Declan

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2008, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-secret-weapon/462839/63 "2008-09-12T21:41:04Z")

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> [@Declan](#):
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> The closest thing that can be possible is that we have broken the Al Q codes. So they would litterally be telegraphing where their top people are going to be at any one given time.
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> Think either enigma or the purple codes.
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> Declan

Modern version of funklespiel?

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2008, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-secret-weapon/462839/64 "2008-09-12T21:48:39Z")

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> [@Ignatz](#):
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> “I have a secret plan to end the war.” Richard Nixon, 1968
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> [http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/10/20/opinion/edwells.php](http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/10/20/opinion/edwells.php)

Wait…are you saying that the secret weapon is…_Undead Richard Nixon?!_:eek:

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