According to the report of the General of the U.S. air force David Goldfein, the us military can abandon the tactics of the cold war at any time by bringing into full combat readiness of nuclear bombers of the United States. Amid mounting tensions with North Korea strategic aircraft B-52 will be transferred to the round-the-clock combat duty for the first time since 1991. Equipped with nuclear bombers will be based on the range of air base Barksdale in Louisiana. At the moment, is recovery database repaired and equipped office space.
«This is another step in ensuring our readiness,» said Goldfein Defense One. The General said that should not be regarded accept the measure as a preparation for a specific event. It’s just a necessity of the reality in which we find ourselves.
The bombers represent one third of the so-called «nuclear triad», which the US support for the potential delivery of weapons of mass destruction. Two thirds of the «triad» consists of nuclear submarines and Intercontinental ballistic missiles.
The United States is in the list of States that officially possess nuclear weapons. Except in America, weapons have Russia, China,France, India, UK, Pakistan and North Korea. Today, the United States and Russia have approximately the same nuclear potential (an average of over 6,800 nuclear warheads).
