USA Sends Doomsday Plane E-6B Mercury to Middle East; equipped with a system for transmitting launch codes for intercontinental ballistic missiles with nuclear warheads
The USA has deployed the E-6B Mercury airborne command post to the Middle East, often called the ‘Doomsday plane.’
The aircraft serves as a command center and facilitates communication with strategic nuclear submarines.
It is equipped with a system for transmitting launch codes for intercontinental ballistic missiles with nuclear warheads.
Additionally, due to its specialized communication systems, the E-6B Mercury can maintain command over nuclear forces even if the ground-based command infrastructure is destroyed.
E-6 Mercury airborne command post. Photo credits: US Air Force/Greg L. Davis
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