U.S. Upgrades its Nuclear “Doomsday Planes”

Should a world crisis ignite a nuclear war, the U.S. is ready to keep the president, defense secretary and key staff members up in the air and out of danger for days without refueling.

How? In a E-4B doomsday plane.

With new communications upgrades, the most powerful survivors aboard the plane, a heavily modified Boeing 747, can manage military operations with “enhanced connectivity,” according to Forbes.

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