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| [[File:TRS - Rapture - Munitions Key.jpg|thumb|Admiral [[William Adama]] inserts the munitions key to activate ''{{RDM|Galactica}}''{{'|s}} nuclear arsenal during the [[Battle of the Algae Planet|Battle for the Algae Planet]] {{TRS|Rapture}}.]] | | [[File:TRS - Miniseries - FTL Key.jpg|thumb|[[Felix Gaeta]] uses a [[FTL key]] to authorize an [[FTL|FTL jump]] {{TRS|Miniseries, Night 2}}.]] |
| The '''munitions key''' is a separate electronic activation device that integrates into the Weapons Control Room's munitions console of [[CIC]], used to authorize the activation of nuclear ordnance on a military vessel. The key comprises a metal handle with two metal rods that enter into the console's "key slot," which is used to manually turn the slot as one would a key tumbler with a properly cut key; it is mostly akin to the [[FTL key]] in its construction, save the absence of the lit rods. | | The '''FTL key''' is a separate electronic activation device that integrates into a [[FTL|FTL control]] console, used to authorize the activation of a [[Propulsion in the Re-imagined Series|faster-than light drive]] aboard a starship. The key comprises a metal handle with two lit rods that enter into a FTL console's "key slot," which is used to manually turn the slot as one would a key tumbler with a properly cut key. |
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| [[Battle of the Algae Planet|In his bid to prevent]] the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] from reaching [[The Temple of Hopes]], Admiral [[William Adama]] prepares ''Galactica''<nowiki/>'s nuclear assets for deployment, intent on destroying the ruins. He is given the munition key by [[Felix Gaeta]], and authorizes the activation of the warheads, but avoids pursuing their formal deployment {{TRS|The Eye of Jupiter|Rapture}}. | | While an integral part of [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (TRS)|Galactica]]''<nowiki/>'s operations process to execute a [[jump]] {{TRS|Miniseries, Night 2|Scattered|Blood on the Scales|Daybreak, Part II}}, a physical FTL key does not appear to be in use aboard newer ships, including ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' or [[Raptor]] craft. For most civilian ships within [[The Fleet (TRS)]], a separate [[launch key]] is used to authorize ship operations including, but not limited to, FTL control {{TRS|Precipice|Exodus, Part I}}. |
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| == Notes ==
| | ''[[Demetrius]]'', an older craft, also uses a physical FTL key to authorize jumps {{TRS|The Road Less Traveled}}. |
| The key first appears in a [[List of Deleted Scenes - Miniseries|deleted scene]] where Commander [[William Adama]] detonates the munitions during the final stages of ''Galactica''<nowiki/>'s decommissioning, thus necessitating the need to rearm at [[Ragnar Anchorage]] when the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] occurs {{TRS|Miniseries}}.
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| == Related Imagery ==
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| File:TRS - Rapture - Munitions Key Case.jpg|Admiral [[William Adama]] retrieves the munitions key to activate ''{{RDM|Galactica}}''{{'|s}} nuclear arsenal during the [[Battle of the Algae Planet|Battle for the Algae Planet]] {{TRS|Rapture}}.
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| File:TRS - Miniseries - Deleted Scene - Detonation Control in Weapons Control Room.jpg|From a [[List of Deleted Scenes - Miniseries|deleted scene]], Commander [[William Adama]] detonates ''[[Galactica (TRS)|Galactica]]''<nowiki/>'s remaining munitions as it enters the last stages of decommissioning {{TRS|Miniseries}}.
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