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The US invested in an airborne command center so that even in the event of a catastrophic sneak attack someone would still be alive to order a retaliation strik
by AniseAbyss 3y ago
The US invested in an airborne command center so that even in the event of a catastrophic sneak attack someone would still be alive to order a retaliation strike.
- throw0101d 3y ago* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_E-4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_E-4 A program for a replacement is in-progress: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivable_Airborne_Operations_Center https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivable_Airborne_Operations... Russia also has an airborne command plane: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilyushin_Il-80 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilyushin_Il-80