A ‘Doomsday Plane’ was recently seen flying over regions of the Midwest.
The US Navy reportedly operates 16 Boeing E-6B Mercury jets, which serve as a ‘communications relay and strategic airborne command post aircraft,’ according to Navair.
“It provides survivable, reliable and endurable airborne Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) for the president, secretary of defense and U.S. Strategic Command,” the website notes.
These aircraft are valued at over $140 million each and have the capability to remotely launch Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missiles. They can also refuel in mid-air, allowing them to remain airborne for up to 72 hours.
One of these jets departed from Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma at approximately 9am local time yesterday (March 10) and flew in circles over parts of Nebraska, as reported by Mail Online.
Flight tracking data indicated that the aircraft circled around Omaha before returning to its base in Oklahoma about seven hours later.
This flight happened amid President Trump’s ongoing trade disputes with Canada, Mexico, and China, which have intensified following Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s announcement of a significant tax increase on Canadian energy consumed by Americans.
In response, Trump increased his planned tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum.
However, officials maintain that the timing of the ‘Doomsday Plane’ flight was coincidental and unrelated to the tensions between the US and its neighboring countries.
US Strategic Command spokeswoman Karen Singer stated: “I can confirm these flights were pre-planned missions.
“Any timing to the President’s announcement is purely coincidental.”
Alongside the ongoing disputes with Canada, Mexico, and China, Trump recently expressed concern that nuclear weapons are the world’s ‘greatest threat,’ suggesting they pose a greater risk than climate change.
“I listen to these climate lunatics and they talk about global warming, and they say the ocean is gonna rise one-eighth of an inch over the next 300 years,” he remarked to Fox News recently.
“Nobody ever talks about nuclear weapons…they don’t talk about the dangers of a nuclear weapon, which could happen tomorrow.”
Trump continued: “We spend a lot of money of nuclear weapons – the level of destruction is beyond anything you can imagine.
“It’s just bad that you have to spend all this money on something that if it’s used, it’s probably the end of the world.”
As of June 2024, nonprofit 80,000 Hours estimated the likelihood of a nuclear conflict in the next century to be between 20 and 50 percent.