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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Non-nuclear use seen for B-52H bombers

B-52 StratofortressThe Air Force will be able to keep a number of B-52H bombers flying as conventional weapons-only aircraft under the New START treaty with Russia, defense officials told Congress last week.

U.S. authorities would have to certify the denuclearized bombers as fully capable of flying conventional weapons before presentation to the Russians, said Air Force Gen. C. Robert Kehler, who leads U.S. Strategic Command. Kehler testified May 4 before the Senate Armed Services Committee.

“We haven’t gotten to the complete end of that string yet about approvals to represent it that way with the Russians — that’s pending,” Kehler said. “We believe we have a good way to do that that still allows them to be capable for conventional missions.”

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