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U.S. Air Force Is Not Going To Put Their Nuclear Bombers On 24/7 Alert (For Now)
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B-52Hs at Barksdale take part in a minimum interval take-off training exercise in 2013. USAF
The Drive: No, the USAF Hasn't Put its Nuclear Bombers Back on 24/7 Alert, Yet
Just considering the plan might have benefits, but doing so would be costly and could risk accidents and provocations.
The U.S. Air Force’s top officer General David Goldfein says the service is preparing to possibly put some of its nuclear capable bombers back on 24-hour alert for the first time in more than 25 years. With a major Pentagon-wide review of how the U.S. military positions its nuclear forces in process, it’s unclear how likely it is that this plan will ever come to fruition, especially given that it would require significant funding and other resources, could increase the risk of accidents, force reductions in other parts of America’s nuclear triad and the B-52's community's conventional weapons training regimen, and provoke unwelcome responses from potential opponents, including Russia and North Korea.
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Previous Post: U.S. Air Force Preparing To Put Its Nuclear Bombers Back On 24-Hour Alert For The First Time Since The Cold War (October 22, 2017).
WNU Editor: I guess someone got ahead of themselves in making this announcement.
Update: Someone also got ahead of themselves in making this announcement .... The Air Force says it doesn't plan to recall retired pilots to fix shortage (Business Insider). Hmmm .... the U.S. Air Force has a problem in their communications department.
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