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US Navy nuclear ballistic missile submarine surfaces off Norway in unusual flex as 'Doomsday' plane flies overhead
The show of force comes amid continued tensions with Russia and follows the recent visit of a Russi…
Chris Panella
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Rare photo captures the moment the keys were turned on a US military 'doomsday' plane to launch an ICBM
The newly released photo from last week's test of a Minuteman III shows a crew member on an E-6B Me…
Jake Epstein
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Joe Biden's 'doomsday plane' — which the president would use in the event of a nuclear war — was spotted flying over Wales
The president's "doomsday plane" is a $223 million E-4B called "Nightwatch," which is capable of su…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Russia is reportedly working on a new 'Doomsday' plane, a flying command and control center for nuclear war
'Doomsday' planes are equipped with the technology to direct the armed forces in the event of a dis…
Ryan Pickrell
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No, the US military did not mobilize its 'doomsday planes' in response to Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis
The detection of two E-6B Mercury aircraft in flight sparked speculation the military was preparing…
Ryan Pickrell
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Inside the US military's $223 million 'doomsday plane,' capable of surviving a nuclear blast
Aboard the plane, space is broken down to optimize war coordination. At the front of the plane, exe…
Abby Narishkin,Steve Cameron
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The Air Force's 'Doomsday plane,' where the president can run a nuclear war, needs repairs for wear and tear
The so-called Doomsday plane - which is the Air Force's four E-4Bs and the Navy's E-6B "Mercury" - …
Ellen Ioanes,Ellen Ioanes
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The Air Force had to evacuate one of its 'Doomsday' planes from its base, and it highlights a growing problem for the Pentagon
Last week's "bomb cyclone" storm flooded about 60 structures including 30 buildings at Offutt Air F…
Christopher Woody,Reuters
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Tornado knocks out 2 of the Air Force planes used during a 'doomsday' scenario
A militarized version of the Boeing 747-200, the E-4B is in essence a flying version of the Pentago…
Paul Szoldra
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Russia planned to fly planes in a Z formation as part of a military parade for Victory Day, then called it off citing bad weather despite clear forecasts
Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the display was canceled due to "bad weather," though weather …
Cheryl Teh
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Putin confirms Russia has a 'doomsday' nuclear weapon in a wild speech to the nation
An animation showed the missile fired from Russia's north, flying north of Europe into the Atlantic…
Alex Lockie
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This US plane doubles as Mission Control during nuclear war- take a look inside
This plane is an airborne version of the Pentagon. It's an F-4B nicknamed the Doomsday Plane. The m…
Alyssa Pagano
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This chart shows the incredible cost of operating the Air Force's most expensive planes
Designed as a doomsday plane, the Nightwatch is so expensive to operate due to both its size and it…
Jeremy Bender,Mike Nudelman
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A NATO sub hunter captured these shots of a Russian submarine in waters newly surrounded by the alliance
NATO's Allied Maritime Command released photos Wednesday after a Portuguese P-3 Maritime Patrol Air…
Ella Sherman,Chris Panella
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I'm afraid of flying but travel anyway. Here are 3 things that help combat my aerophobia.
Aerophobia gives her body shakes and diarrhea before flying. She's found comfort in doing three thi…
Milena Nigam
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Saboteurs 'blew up' aircraft at a Russian base in the latest in a string of attacks, causing 'hysteria,' Ukrainian military intelligence reports
The attack damaged a Antonov An-148 passenger jet, a Ilyushin Il-20 ground attack aircraft, and a M…
Jake Epstein
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Imprisoned Russian ultranationalist claims Putin's regime is near 'collapse' due to failures in Ukraine and can't be saved
Igor Girkin dictated a doomsday-esque diatribe to his Telegram from prison this week, offering hims…
Erin Snodgrass
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Russia's Black Sea Fleet has taken hits, but intel says military leaders may be more worried about an airbase attack near Moscow
Ukraine said unknown saboteurs blew up several military aircraft at the Chkalovsky base in an attac…