Is A U.S. WC-135C Nuclear Radiation Sniffing Plane On It's Way To The Middle East?

A WC-135 Constant Phoenix approaching a tanker. Wikipedia

U.S. WC-135C Nuclear Radiation Sniffing Plane Spotted Over Europe. En-Route To Syria? -- The Aviationist

During the early hours on Aug. 28, a WC-135C was spotted just to the South of the UK.

The aircraft was being refueled by a KC-135 tanker launched from RAF Mildenhall which met the “Sniffer” maybe out in the Atlantic.

The two WC-135 Constant Phoenix operated by the 45th Reconnaissance Squadron from Offutt Air Force Base, are an atmospheric collections aircraft used to detect the radioactive particles that result from a nuclear detonation.

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My Comment: This plane is used to detect radioactive particles in the atmosphere. If it is being positioned in the Middle East .... that tells me that someone in the U.S. government is expecting some "heavy shit" to happen in that region.