Posted on 10/12/2016 9:12:14 PM PDT by justlittleoleme
The tests in the Nevada desert come as tensions rise with Russia and the Pentagon seeks to replace its aging nuclear arsenal.
A pair of U.S. Air Force B-2 bombers dropped two 700-pound faux nuclear bombs in the middle of the Nevada desert within the past few days. Now the Pentagon wants to tell you about it.
Conducted “earlier this month,” according to an Oct. 6 press release, the test involved two dummy variants of the B61, a nuclear bomb that has been in the U.S. arsenal since the 1960s. One was an “earth penetrator” made to strike underground targets, the other a tactical version of the B61. Neither carried an actual warhead.
“The primary objective of flight testing is to obtain reliability, accuracy, and performance data under operationally representative conditions,” said the statement from the National Nuclear Security Administration, the Energy Department arm that oversees such tests. “Such testing is part of the qualification process of current alterations and life extension programs for weapon systems.”
But why now? Perhaps it has to do with tensions with Russia, which are higher than they have been in decades, and which have sparked fears of a new nuclear arms race. Earlier this week, the Russian government announced it would conduct a massive drill to prepare its citizens for nuclear war.
But it may also have to do with the Pentagon’s quest to replace its decades-old nuclear arsenal with new bombs and delivery vehicles, an endeavor whose price tag tops several hundred billion dollars. The Air Force, for one, has been making its case for new intercontinental ballistic missiles and a nuclear cruise missile.
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You had to grab his sh!t covered baton and rub your face with it. sigh.
No, Barry is doing the bidding of the globalists. I didn't think I would have to spell this out for you tards. He has looted the federal treasury to the tune of 10 trillion dollars.
If he's shipped 50 billion to terrorist Iran, I'm sure he's socked away a billion or so for reggie and himself. He's set for life in a non-extradition muslim country.
You actually think he'll still be shucking and jiving in the globalist world for graft?
Now, see my post below for what Barry Soetoro really is.
Prayers UP
And prepare UP
Like some Jordanian taking flying lessons in Connecticut?
I am not sure why this is news. I think I would be more surprised if the people flying strategic bombers did not practice dropping nukes. Do we expect them to just “wing it” if they have to do it for real?
Go back to the first page... In the related: section that puts it in context.. Yes by itself not news at all.
Standard military training becomes headlines. Why?
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