Child unknowingly tweets from US nuclear command’s account

Some jokingly said the cryptic tweet, “;l;;gmlxzssaw,” was a US nuclear launch code. Others, that the Pentagon had been hacked.

And some even thought it was a signal to political conspiracists.

Now, the US Strategic Command, which runs the country’s powerful nuclear weapons force, says the enigmatic posting on its Twitter account in fact came from the hands of a precocious child.

Headquartered in Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, Stratcom manages the US military’s strategic deterrence — that is, the massive nuclear weapons force and missile defences that are designed to discourage any attack against the country by other powers.

So its media comments are closely watched for signs of any change in its current defence stance.

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