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America launched its nuclear doomsday planes after Trump’s positive Covid-19 test; Pentagon could have wanted atomic-armed rivals to know that America's nuclear command system is intact, even if commander-in-chief is sick.
The London Economic ^ | 10/02/2020 | Jack Peat

Posted on 10/02/2020 8:13:44 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

An eagle eyed plane spotter in Hawaii raised suspicions that the president could be incapacitated moments before news broke that he had tested positive for coronavirus.

Two E-6B Mercury jets – known as the Navy’s doomsday planes – were launched off both the east and west coast in the early hours of the morning.

The planes are designed to fly aerobatic-like manoeuvres over the sea that allows them to send messages to ballistic missile submarines hiding below, effectively safeguarding the country in the event that the White House is immobilised.

In an atomic war, the E-6s would relay directions to help target enemy cities and military bases with nuclear-tipped Trident submarine-launched ballistic missiles, or SLBMs.

Here's another E6-B that just popped up visible on MLAT on the west coast. IMO Stratcom wants them to be seen. pic.twitter.com/nvN03Rnnh9— Tim Hogan (@TimInHonolulu) October 2, 2020

It could be no accident that E-6s were airborne over both coasts in the minutes before Trump’s announcement that he was infected. “I would expect them to pop up if he tests positive,” tweeted Tim Hogan, an American open-source intelligence practitioner.

Hogan tracked the E-6s on public software that registers airplanes’ radio transponders. Military planes often switch off their transponders in order to avoid being tracked. If a military jet’s transponders are on, it’s because their crews want to be seen.

In the case of the E-6s, “it’s a message to the small group of adversaries with SLBMs and ICBMs,” Hogan noted.

(Excerpt) Read more at thelondoneconomic.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: covid19; jackpeat; nukes; pentagon; trump; unitedkingdom
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To: Professional
”I seem to recall my father telling me that at Seafair in Seattle back in the day, they had a 707 doing barrel rolls over Lake Washington.”

That was the Boeing 720, the prototype for the 707. The roll wasn’t planned (at least not by the company). The test pilot, Tex Johnston decided to do it on his own, because he wanted to make sure the airlines bought the airplane, and thought such a dramatic demonstration of its capabilities would help sell it. Boeing had bet virtually the entire company’s worth on the success or failure of the 707. Turned out to be a great bet in the end, but I’m sure Tex gave the executives heart palpitations for a few moments.

21 posted on 10/02/2020 8:39:15 AM PDT by noiseman (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.`)
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To: foldspace

That is a UFO, the alien’s are very clever painting Navy on their saucer planes.


22 posted on 10/02/2020 8:39:39 AM PDT by Professional
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To: noiseman

E-6B Mercury (aka TACAMO) planes are NOT 747’s. They are 707’s, same as the Air Force’s KC-135’s. As the late Tex Johnson proved back in the 50’s, they are quite capable of aerobatics (lookup the “Lake Washington Barrel Roll”).


23 posted on 10/02/2020 8:40:54 AM PDT by hoagy62 (DTCM&OTTH)
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To: noiseman; KarlInOhio

It is of a kind with their lack of understanding on anything involving firearms. Beyond that, I am quite convinced the journalist class is generally innumerate.


24 posted on 10/02/2020 8:43:05 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: datura

Yep, I already corrected myself on that. I suddenly remembered that I was thinking of the E4Bs, which are 747-based. Incidentally, every time I hear “E6B” I immediately think of the old E6B flight computer, which was essentially a circular slide rule for flight planning. Anyone old enough, like me, to remember those?


25 posted on 10/02/2020 8:43:05 AM PDT by noiseman (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.`)
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To: noiseman

E-6 Mercury TACAMOs are modified 707 airframes. E-4As are modified 747s.


26 posted on 10/02/2020 8:44:54 AM PDT by pfflier
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To: Professional

Here is that 1g roll.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra_khhzuFlE

I lived in Seattle when it took place.


27 posted on 10/02/2020 8:47:31 AM PDT by Senormechanico
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To: FreedomPoster
Aside from the media’s leftward bias and general lack of intelligence, I never fail to be amazed that for all their haughtiness they can’t even assemble a news story to basic high school-level journalistic standards. I’ve given up expecting to see stories that at least contain the basics of “who, what, when, where, why, and how.” I’ve noticed that this basic standard has virtually disappeared from “journalism” over the past number of years. Especially at the local level, I often read stories where I simply cannot tell what happened.

Of course, I guess I shouldn’t be surprised when people who compose the headlines loaded into the chyron systems that generate the news tickers and other graphics on the screen can’t even spell. I see typo-filled headlines all the time on Fox, and feel embarrassed for them while the errors sit there uncorrected. I think it’s just another symptom of the incredibly poor quality of “education” today.

28 posted on 10/02/2020 8:52:20 AM PDT by noiseman (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.`)
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To: ClearCase_guy

How many ‘positive’ tests proved to be false positives????

People who were in long lines in large parking lots—for hours without any porta potties-— left the line-—NEVER got the actual test & 3 weeks later got “RESULTS” that stated they were positive!!!

They had filled out the paperwork at the beginning of the line-—but they NEVER got the test...

MORE fraud on the part of states.....Billed to the Feds.


29 posted on 10/02/2020 8:55:34 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: Truth29
And why do we know this and why is it being reported? Can nothing be kept a secret?

I'm not sure that this is a big deal. If the media knows, the intelligence agencies of the bad guys knew and had probably had known much quicker and much more reliably.

30 posted on 10/02/2020 8:58:03 AM PDT by CommerceComet (Joe Biden: Showing his leadership by cowering in the basement like a scared child.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Odd, especially after all the computer issues. Japan had them, too.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/30/business/tokyo-stock-market-glitch.html


31 posted on 10/02/2020 8:58:50 AM PDT by Irenic (The pencil sharpener and Elmer's glue is put away-- we've lost the red wheelbarrow)
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To: Truth29

They had their transponders on, they wanted to be known.


32 posted on 10/02/2020 9:00:08 AM PDT by Irenic (The pencil sharpener and Elmer's glue is put away-- we've lost the red wheelbarrow)
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To: SeekAndFind

One theory on that cruise ship is they maintained some measure of social distancing and masking early.

That lowered to total viral load that people were exposed to, and people didn’t get sick.

Viral exposure is something that is talked about in veterinary medicine, but we have not talked about this in people medicine since the 30s. More will be coming out about this over the next few weeks.


33 posted on 10/02/2020 9:12:54 AM PDT by Gamecock ("O God, break the teeth in their mouths." - Psalm 58:6)
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To: Gamecock
Now that Trump has Covid-19, let's look at the statistics...


34 posted on 10/02/2020 9:13:46 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: ClearCase_guy

He has symptoms.


35 posted on 10/02/2020 9:14:45 AM PDT by ALASKA (Watching an attempted coup by a thousand cuts)
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To: ALASKA

What are his symptoms?


36 posted on 10/02/2020 9:18:06 AM PDT by Truth29
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To: Truthoverpower

“Nuclear weapons are the only reason why this world remains peaceful”

Agreed, but only for the moment.

If the election goes south and the puppet regime of Biden is installed, all bets are then off.

If the new regime is controlled by China, Russia will get very nervous. If the new regime is not, both Russia and China will get nervous. We ill have a new Cold War.


37 posted on 10/02/2020 9:18:41 AM PDT by redfreedom
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To: SeekAndFind

BS.


38 posted on 10/02/2020 9:21:17 AM PDT by Arones (When Leftists are in a minority, then they look for other ways to win.)
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To: Truthoverpower

really Joe Biden will be next with his reaching for the sympathy boat.

####and my humble opinion I’m more of the thoughts that this is an attack just like Trump’s been saying all along from the Chinese and they finally got to him. Trump will be fine....


39 posted on 10/02/2020 9:24:05 AM PDT by DAVEY CROCKETT (#onlyonelifematteres The rest is, Vanity of vanities... vanity of vanities! All is vanity. Ec 1:2)
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To: noiseman
They’re 747s...

No, they are not.

What kind of "aviation" work have you been doing?

40 posted on 10/02/2020 9:24:10 AM PDT by Arones (When Leftists are in a minority, then they look for other ways to win.)
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