After signing an Executive Order on Friday allowing the Air Force to recall up to 1,000 retired pilots to address an “acute shortage of pilots,” the President is preparing to put nuclear bombers back on 24-hour ready alert for the first time since 1991 – according to Defense One.
Goldfein, who is the Air Force’s top officer and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is asking his force to think about new ways that nuclear weapons could be used for deterrence, or even combat.
“The world is a dangerous place and we’ve got folks that are talking openly about use of nuclear weapons,” he said. “It’s no longer a bipolar world where it’s just us and the Soviet Union. We’ve got other players out there who have nuclear capability. It’s never been more important to make sure that we get this mission right.”
During his trip across the country last week, Goldfein encouraged airmen to think beyond Cold War uses for ICBMs, bombers and nuclear cruise missiles.
“I’ve challenged…Air Force Global Strike Command to help lead the dialog, help with this discussion about ‘What does conventional conflict look like with a nuclear element?’ and ‘Do we respond as a global force if that were to occur?’ and ‘What are the options?’” he said. “How do we think about it — how do we think about deterrence in that environment?”
Asked if placing B-52s back on alert — as they were for decades — would help with deterrence, Goldfein said it’s hard to say.
“Really it depends on who, what kind of behavior are we talking about, and whether they’re paying attention to our readiness status,” he said.
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FAKENEWS: THE BOMBERS ARE NOT ON 24 ALERT AND HAVEN’T BEEN SINCE 1991
Sure. Makes no diff. Delivering fake nukes with B-52 is just as effective as delivering fake nukes w/ ICBM. One would have to be a two-year old to believe that the military has nukes that they have not used in all these years. Yeah, right. Such restraint. Such kabuki bullshit.