{"id":14909,"date":"2016-06-17T18:32:51","date_gmt":"2016-06-17T17:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=14909"},"modified":"2016-06-17T18:32:51","modified_gmt":"2016-06-17T17:32:51","slug":"create-a-two-person-nuclear-activation-device-with-raspberry-pi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=14909","title":{"rendered":"Create a two-person nuclear activation device with Raspberry Pi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn2.hubspot.net\/hub\/742943\/hubfs\/Blog\/two-man-switch\/switch_in_action_3.gif?resize=560%2C331&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"331\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dylan Schuster over at <a href=\"http:\/\/losant.com\">losant.com<\/a>\u00a0has taken two Raspberry Pi 3s and hooked them up to two custom turn-key-and-button boxes. 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