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Fiendish Thingy

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7. The Doomsday plane is for continuity of government, not dropping bombs

Reply to angrychair (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 06:40 PM

Mar 9

It’s the plane the president uses if the US is hit with a nuclear strike. It’s is faster, and more highly equipped military tech-wise than AF1. It’s supposed to be a command center/situation room in the air.

People are reading far too much into the location of this plane.

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Rumors Are Circulating [View all] angrychair Mar 9 OP

Nukes are nukes whether they call them tactical or not Walleye Mar 9 #1

If they bomb a nuclear facility there'll be lots of radioactivity spread around -- like a "dirty bomb", regardless of .. eppur_se_muova Mar 9 #2

Where are these rumors circulating? Renew Deal Mar 9 #3

Depends on which part angrychair Mar 9 #6

I don't find that very credible Jerry2144 Mar 9 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author Disaffected Mar 9 #5

The Doomsday plane is for continuity of government, not dropping bombs Fiendish Thingy Mar 9 #7