“;l;;gmlxzssaw,” a message that showed up on a US nuclear command’s Twitter handle left people guessing. While some jokingly assumed it to be a US nuclear launch code, others thought it was a signal to political conspiracists.

US Strategic Command, which runs the country’s powerful nuclear weapons force, has now put the speculations to rest by saying that a child had unknowingly tweeted from the account and it was just a result of Stratcom social media editor working from home.

“The Command’s Twitter manager, while in a telework status, momentarily left the Command’s Twitter account open and unattended. His very young child took advantage of the situation and started playing with the keys and, unfortunately, and unknowingly, posted the tweet,” Stratcom official Kendall Cooper said in a letter Thalen posted on line, AFP reported. 

“Absolutely nothing nefarious occurred, i.e. no hacking of our Twitter account,” the official added. 

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