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Does America need its ‘Doomsday plane’?

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This 'Doomsday Plane' Can Survive a Nuclear Attack

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U.S. Air Force $223 Million Aircraft Capable Of Surviving A Nuclear Blast

Affectionately known as the “doomsday plane,” the modified Boeing 747 is used to transport the secretary of Defense and is born and bred for battle. It stands nearly six stories tall, is equipped with four colossal engines, and is capable of enduring the immediate aftermath of a nuclear detonation. If there ever were a nuclear … The post U.S. Air Force $223 Million Aircraft Capable Of Surviving A Nuclear Blast appeared first on Fighter Jets World.