The Deadliest Aircraft in the U.S. Military's Arsenal You Have Never Heard Of

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The Deadliest Aircraft in the U.S. Military's Arsenal You Have Never Heard Of

A big job: The E-6’s sinister purpose is to maintain the communication link between the national command authority and U.S. nuclear forces.
Sebastien Roblin [2]

In a military that operates Raptor stealth fighters, A-10 tank busters, B-52 bombers and Harrier jump jets, the U.S. Navy’s placid-looking E-6 Mercury, based on the 707 airliner, seems particularly inoffensive. But don’t be deceived by appearances. Though the Mercury doesn’t carry any weapons of its own, it may be in a sense the deadliest aircraft operated by the Pentagon, as its job is to command the launch of land-based and sea-based nuclear ballistic missiles.


Source URL (retrieved on April 26, 2017): http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/the-deadliest-aircraft-the-us-militarys-arsenal-you-have-20305

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