Pericles One Confirmation Code (launch authorization token)

A terse alphanumeric authorization token — a short string of characters typically spoken aloud or flashed briefly on a secure terminal. It has no lasting physical form in the Situation Room, arriving instead as a clipped, official utterance or display relayed by military staff. The code reads cold and functional; officers nod, communications staff acknowledge receipt, and the President's expression tightens as the token crystallizes the decision into executable orders.