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Common Dreams via RawStory
The so-called "doomsday plane"an aircraft modified by the U.S. military to be operated as a mobile command post and protect the president and high-ranking officials in the event of a high-level disasterwent on a reportedly unusual four-hour flight Monday following a perceived nuclear threat by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
According to multiple news reports, citing military flight tracking websites, the modified Boeing 747, using the call sign GORDO15, made a round-trip flight from a U.S. Air Force base in Nebraska to Chicago.
While the aircraft engage in regular testing missions, Monday's flight was unusual, iNews reported, because the plane was accompanied by two Cobra Ball jets with the ability to track ballistic missile data.
The over $200 million "doomsday plane" is part of a fleet of E-4 series aircraft which have been militarized from a Boeing 747-200B to function as the National Airborne Operations Center. The E-4s have been in use since the 1970s, and at least one of the planes is kept on alert at all times.
https://www.rawstory.com/doomsday-plane/
Me.
(35,454 posts)Wicked Blue
(6,608 posts)PCIntern
(26,838 posts)Here we fucking go again!
SheltieLover
(59,466 posts)nycbos
(6,306 posts)SunSeeker
(53,555 posts)Putin threatened nuclear war. We must be ready.
Wingus Dingus
(8,400 posts)Throck
(2,520 posts)How do they do preventative maintenance?
Wingus Dingus
(8,400 posts)It's on Wikipedia.
whopis01
(3,718 posts)ificandream
(10,399 posts)TexLaProgressive
(12,275 posts)I wouldnt be surprised if we werent currently at DEFCON 2, edging to 1.
3 Increased readiness.
2 Next step below nuclear war.
1 Nuclear war is imminent.
Contrary to Hollywood DEFCON 5 is normal readiness.
https://defconwarningsystem.com/2022/02/27/defcon-warning-system-update-2-27-22/
TeamProg
(6,630 posts)(sorry, had to)