diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/traits.dm b/code/__DEFINES/traits.dm
index 304a08224ec..08d6a99f019 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/traits.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/traits.dm
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 #define TRAIT_PARALYSIS_R_ARM	"para-r-arm"
 #define TRAIT_PARALYSIS_L_LEG	"para-l-leg"
 #define TRAIT_PARALYSIS_R_LEG	"para-r-leg"
+#define TRAIT_DISK_VERIFIER     "disk-verifier"
 #define TRAIT_NOMOBSWAP            "no-mob-swap"
 #define TRAIT_XRAY_VISION       "xray_vision"
 
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@
 #define SPECIES_TRAIT "species"
 #define ORGAN_TRAIT "organ"
 #define ROUNDSTART_TRAIT "roundstart" //cannot be removed without admin intervention
+#define JOB_TRAIT "job"
 
 // unique trait sources, still defines
 #define STATUE_MUTE "statue"
@@ -104,3 +106,5 @@
 #define EYES_COVERED "eyes_covered"
 #define CULT_EYES "cult_eyes"
 #define SCRYING_ORB "scrying-orb"
+#define NUKEOP_TRAIT "nuke-op"
+#define DEATHSQUAD_TRAIT "deathsquad"
diff --git a/code/datums/traits.dm b/code/datums/traits.dm
index c105865b11e..15715c3c888 100644
--- a/code/datums/traits.dm
+++ b/code/datums/traits.dm
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 /datum/proc/add_trait(trait, source)
 	LAZYINITLIST(status_traits)
-		
+
 	if(!status_traits[trait])
 		status_traits[trait] = list(source)
 	else
 		status_traits[trait] |= list(source)
-		
+
 
 /datum/proc/remove_trait(trait, list/sources, force)
 	if(!status_traits)
 		return //nothing to remove
-		
+
 	if(!status_traits[trait])
 		return
 
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@
 
 	if(!LAZYLEN(status_traits[trait]))
 		status_traits -= trait
-		
+
 /datum/proc/has_trait(trait, list/sources)
 	if(!status_traits)
 		return FALSE //well of course it doesn't have the trait
-		
+
 	if(!status_traits[trait])
 		return FALSE
 
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@
 				return TRUE
 	else if(LAZYLEN(status_traits[trait]))
 		return TRUE
-		
+
 /datum/proc/remove_all_traits(remove_species_traits = FALSE, remove_organ_traits = FALSE, remove_quirks = FALSE)
 	if(!status_traits)
 		return //nothing to remove
-		
+
 	var/list/blacklisted_sources = list()
 	if(!remove_species_traits)
 		blacklisted_sources += SPECIES_TRAIT
@@ -72,4 +72,4 @@
 				break
 		if(!skip)
 			remove_trait(kebab, null, TRUE)
-		CHECK_TICK
\ No newline at end of file
+		CHECK_TICK
diff --git a/code/modules/antagonists/ert/ert.dm b/code/modules/antagonists/ert/ert.dm
index 76dc6983471..5f069b99066 100644
--- a/code/modules/antagonists/ert/ert.dm
+++ b/code/modules/antagonists/ert/ert.dm
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@
 	. = ..()
 	name_source = GLOB.commando_names
 
+/datum/antagonist/ert/deathsquad/apply_innate_effects(mob/living/mob_override)
+	owner.add_trait(TRAIT_DISK_VERIFIER, DEATHSQUAD_TRAIT)
+
+/datum/antagonist/ert/deathsquad/remove_innate_effects(mob/living/mob_override)
+	owner.remove_trait(TRAIT_DISK_VERIFIER, DEATHSQUAD_TRAIT)
+
 /datum/antagonist/ert/security // kinda handled by the base template but here for completion
 
 /datum/antagonist/ert/security/red
diff --git a/code/modules/antagonists/nukeop/equipment/nuclearbomb.dm b/code/modules/antagonists/nukeop/equipment/nuclearbomb.dm
index dd9114a0664..fe136774b4a 100644
--- a/code/modules/antagonists/nukeop/equipment/nuclearbomb.dm
+++ b/code/modules/antagonists/nukeop/equipment/nuclearbomb.dm
@@ -600,10 +600,7 @@ This is here to make the tiles around the station mininuke change when it's arme
 	if(!fake)
 		return
 
-	var/ghost = isobserver(user)
-	var/captain = user.mind && user.mind.assigned_role == "Captain"
-	var/nukie = user.mind && user.mind.has_antag_datum(/datum/antagonist/nukeop)
-	if(ghost || captain || nukie)
+	if(isobserver(user) || user.has_trait(TRAIT_DISK_VERIFIER) || (user.mind && user.mind.has_trait(TRAIT_DISK_VERIFIER)))
 		to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>The serial numbers on [src] are incorrect.</span>")
 
 /obj/item/disk/nuclear/attackby(obj/item/I, mob/living/user, params)
@@ -642,3 +639,7 @@ This is here to make the tiles around the station mininuke change when it's arme
 
 /obj/item/disk/nuclear/fake
 	fake = TRUE
+
+/obj/item/disk/nuclear/fake/obvious
+	name = "cheap plastic imitation of the nuclear authentication disk"
+	desc = "How anyone could mistake this for the real thing is beyond you."
diff --git a/code/modules/antagonists/nukeop/nukeop.dm b/code/modules/antagonists/nukeop/nukeop.dm
index 942af1bb47f..b391a1c7a10 100644
--- a/code/modules/antagonists/nukeop/nukeop.dm
+++ b/code/modules/antagonists/nukeop/nukeop.dm
@@ -23,10 +23,12 @@
 /datum/antagonist/nukeop/apply_innate_effects(mob/living/mob_override)
 	var/mob/living/M = mob_override || owner.current
 	update_synd_icons_added(M)
+	owner.add_trait(TRAIT_DISK_VERIFIER, NUKEOP_TRAIT)
 
 /datum/antagonist/nukeop/remove_innate_effects(mob/living/mob_override)
 	var/mob/living/M = mob_override || owner.current
 	update_synd_icons_removed(M)
+	owner.remove_trait(TRAIT_DISK_VERIFIER, NUKEOP_TRAIT)
 
 /datum/antagonist/nukeop/proc/equip_op()
 	if(!ishuman(owner.current))
@@ -42,7 +44,6 @@
 	owner.current.playsound_local(get_turf(owner.current), 'sound/ambience/antag/ops.ogg',100,0)
 	to_chat(owner, "<span class='notice'>You are a [nuke_team ? nuke_team.syndicate_name : "syndicate"] agent!</span>")
 	owner.announce_objectives()
-	return
 
 /datum/antagonist/nukeop/on_gain()
 	give_alias()
diff --git a/code/modules/jobs/job_types/captain.dm b/code/modules/jobs/job_types/captain.dm
index da617deb458..b56a31fc79b 100755
--- a/code/modules/jobs/job_types/captain.dm
+++ b/code/modules/jobs/job_types/captain.dm
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ Captain
 /datum/job/captain/get_access()
 	return get_all_accesses()
 
+/datum/job/captain/after_spawn(mob/living/H, mob/M, latejoin = FALSE)
+	H.mind.add_trait(TRAIT_DISK_VERIFIER, JOB_TRAIT)
+
 /datum/job/captain/announce(mob/living/carbon/human/H)
 	..()
 	SSticker.OnRoundstart(CALLBACK(GLOBAL_PROC, .proc/minor_announce, "Captain [H.real_name] on deck!"))