Tag: Nuclear War
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Air Force wants new ‘Doomsday’ planes and this Englewood campus will play key part
The U.S. Air Force wants a new generation of its planes built to survive a nuclear war — and some of that work will be done out of a south Denver suburb. The E-4B “Nightwatch” — nicknamed the “Doomsday” plane and the “Flying Pentagon” — is designed to withstand nuclear attacks and serve as an airborne headquarters…
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EDITORIAL: With ‘very real’ nuclear threat, don’t move Space Command
Nuclear war is “a very real possibility.” That makes the proposed move of Space Command a very dangerous idea. Without time to waste, President Joe Biden should quash this order immediately. If concern about nuclear conflict sounds overly dramatic in this post-Cold War era, hear Adm. Charles Richard. He heads U.S. Strategic Command, the agency…