A Closer Look At U.S. And Russian Doomsday Planes

First Post: Is nuclear war coming? A close look at Doomsday planes — the presidential airborne command post 

Both the US and Russia have special airborne presidential command posts to manage major hostilities, especially a nuclear war. These are appropriately called the ‘Doomsday’ airborne command and control aircraft 

Nuclear war clouds are repeatedly appearing on the horizon. At least on five occasions, President Vladimir Putin or his foreign minister have used the ‘N’ word. Putin’s nuclear sabre-rattling is part of Russia’s escalate-to-deescalate strategy that he himself was its author as a young official. NATO has increased its troop deployment in Eastern and Central Europe “several times over”. The United States Air Force has sent its strategic bombers, the B-52 and the Stealth B-2, to European airbases closer to Russia. The frequency of bomber flights has increased over Europe and the Pacific.  

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WNU editor: In the past few weeks there have been reports that U.S. and Russian "doomsday" planes have been in the air. No one is commenting on whether these flights were routine or due to current tensions. 

In the meantime one of the UK's top diplomats is saying that global relations are "more dangerous and unpredictable" than at any time since the end of the Second World War .... NUCLEAR WARNING Nuke-threatened world ‘more dangerous’ than any time since WW2, top Brit security chief warns (The SUN).