Flight trackers detected the Boeing E-6B Mercury, a U.S. aircraft used for nuclear command and control, flying over the Gulf of Mexico on March 9, 2026. The military uses the aircraft, often called a ...

America's Air Force Global Strike Command successfully launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile.

The continued extension of the Minuteman III system calls for a rethinking of the venerable US strategic nuclear triad. The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has noted that the original plan ...