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Ｂ５２ストラトフォートレスの信号が２７日深夜、西海岸で捉えられたとされている。
同サイトの情報では、このような伝達は有事の際、核兵器を使用した大規模攻撃の場合に行われるという。このような連絡を受けた後、軍人らは熱核弾頭が装備された巡航ミサイル「AGM-86 ALCM」２０発を指定された複数の目標に向け発射するよう、義務付けられている。
「Drive」は傍受された信号について、Ｂ５２やＢ２スピリットといった爆撃機とＥ６マーキュリーが参加していた訓練の一環として出されたものであると伝えている。
このような措置は米国の敵に対し、熱核弾頭を世界全体に到達させる爆撃機部隊の準備体制を示すことが目的だと、記者らは強調している。
A B-52 Stratofortress, flown by Capt. Will Byers and Maj. Tom Aranda, prepares for refueling over Afghanistan during a close-air-support mission. The KC-135 Stratotanker transfers fuel at about 16 gallons per second. The crew is deployed from the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, La.
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© AP Photo / Mindaugas Kulbis
A U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber flies over Training Range in Pabrade during a military exercise 'Iron Wolf 2016' some 60km.(38 miles) north of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, June 16, 2016. Iron Wolf 2016, the part of the annual multinational Exercise Saber Strike held in Lithuania, is running in June in Rukla and Pabrade, two training areas of the Lithuanian Armed Forces. In total, over 5 thousand soldiers from 7 NATO allies are training at the same time in Lithuania this year. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
A B-52 Stratofortress, flown by Capt. Will Byers and Maj. Tom Aranda, prepares for refueling over Afghanistan during a close-air-support mission. The KC-135 Stratotanker transfers fuel at about 16 gallons per second. The crew is deployed from the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, La.
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© AP Photo / Mindaugas Kulbis
A U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber flies over Training Range in Pabrade during a military exercise 'Iron Wolf 2016' some 60km.(38 miles) north of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, June 16, 2016. Iron Wolf 2016, the part of the annual multinational Exercise Saber Strike held in Lithuania, is running in June in Rukla and Pabrade, two training areas of the Lithuanian Armed Forces. In total, over 5 thousand soldiers from 7 NATO allies are training at the same time in Lithuania this year. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
