American radio listeners caught the signal that started nuclear war.
West Coast radio listeners in the US on the night of June 27 picked up the broadcast of the announcement of the armed forces command on the ground about actions in the context of emergency, Emergency Action Messages, sent to the B-52 Stratofortress intercontinental missile bomber. The Drive magazine reported about this.
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| B-52 Stratofortress intercontinental ballistic missile bomber. |
In the context of military operations, these broadcasts are made when the use of nuclear weapons is necessary. After the crew of the B-52 Stratofortress receives this message, the pilots are tasked with launching 20 AGM-86 ALCM cruise missiles equipped with thermonuclear warheads.
According to the magazine's report, in fact, on the night of June 27, in the sky of the United States, an exercise took place with the participation of B-52 Stratofortress, B-2 Spirit aircraft, as well as E-6 Mercury control and communication aircraft.
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