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Trump deploys 'Doomsday' nuclear command planes to the Middle East

US Navy E-6B Mercury doomsday planes have increased flights since the Iran conflict began, capable of coordinating nuclear warfare and communicating with submarines if ground infrastructure is destroyed.

fromMail Online

3 months ago

Navy's 'Doomsday plane' vanishes over the Atlantic during mission

One of just 16 specialized 'Doomsday planes,' Mercury serves as a command-and-control hub for US Strategic Command, the Secretary of War and the President. It can also transmit orders to carry out nuclear strikes if necessary. Flight data showed the aircraft departed Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, and followed a routine southeast path over the Chesapeake Bay, skirting the Norfolk naval complex before heading offshore.

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fromThe New Yorker

6 months ago

Why Don't We Take Nuclear Weapons Seriously?

Implanting nuclear launch codes in a person would force leaders to confront the human reality of killing before ordering nuclear strikes, reducing likelihood of launch.

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Trump deploys 'Doomsday' nuclear command planes to the Middle East

Navy's 'Doomsday plane' vanishes over the Atlantic during mission

Why Don't We Take Nuclear Weapons Seriously?

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