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Fulton Books author Jerry Harrison, a veteran of the US Air Force who holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering and an MS in Business, has completed his book...
The U.S. military has conducted a test launch of the Minuteman III ballistic missile using an airborne control center to highlight its readiness.
There's a reason the U.S. has a nuclear triad.
In a military that operates Raptor stealth fighters, A-10 tank busters, B-52 bombers and Harrier jump jets, the U.S. Navy’s placid-looking E-6 Mercury, based on the 707 airliner, seems particularly inoffensive. But don’t be deceived by appearances.
The E-6 command and control plane could order a launch in response to a nuclear attack. Key point: The airborne command post helps to ensure deterrence by showcasing how the President could still give orders from the air. Here is how the Cold War-era role is still kept today. In a military that operates Raptor stealth fighters, A-10 tank busters, B-52 bombers and Harrier jump jets, the U.S. Navy’s placid-looking E-6 Mercury, based on the 707 airliner, seems particularly inoffensive. But don’t be deceived by appearances. Though the Mercury doesn’t carry any weapons of its own, it may be...