Dead hand
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Dead hand can refer to:
- Dead Hand (nuclear war)Dead Hand (nuclear war)Dead Hand , known also as Perimeter, is a Cold-War-era nuclear-control system used by the Soviet Union and might still be in use in Russia. An example of fail-deadly deterrence, it can automatically trigger the launch of the Russian ICBMs if a nuclear strike is detected by seismic, light,...
, a nuclear deterrent in the Cold War. - The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and its Dangerous Legacy
- Dead Hand, a sub-boss in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of TimeThe Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Timeis an action-adventure video game developed by Nintendo's Entertainment Analysis and Development division for the Nintendo 64 video game console. It was released in Japan on November 21, 1998; in North America on November 23, 1998; and in Europe on December 11, 1998...
. - The Dead Hand, original title of one of the short stories comprising the original Foundation Trilogy
- Dead man's handDead man's handThe dead man's hand is a two-pair poker hand, namely "aces and eights". This card combination gets its name from a legend that it was the five-card-draw hand held by Wild Bill Hickok, when he was murdered on August 2, 1876, in Saloon No. 10 at Deadwood, South Dakota.According to the popular...
poker hand allegedly held by Wild Bill Hicock at the time of his murder. - MortmainMortmainMortmain is a legal term that means ownership of real estate by a corporation or legal institution that can be transferred or sold in perpetuity; the term is usually used in the context of its prohibition...
, a legal term which literally means "dead hand"