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USAF crews in Okinawa nearly launched nuclear cruise missiles during Cuban Missile Crisis

Posted on October 27, 2015October 27, 2015 by alert5

A former U.S. Air Force airman has come forward with new revelations on how eight launch control centers in Okinawa were given orders to launch their nuclear-armed MGM-13 cruise missiles on Oct. 28, 1962.

By United States Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Spanish Air Force says crew of AS 332 still missing

Posted on October 27, 2015October 27, 2015 by alert5

The Spanish Air Force clarified that the three-person crew on a AS 332 search-and-rescue helicopter are still missing despite an earlier report saying they were rescued.

By Carlos Menendez San Juan (Super Puma) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Northrop Grumman awarded contract for Solid State High Power Laser Weapon System Demonstrator program

Posted on October 27, 2015 by alert5

Northrop Grumman has been given a $53 million contract for the Solid State High Power Laser Weapon System Demonstrator (LWSD) program.

By U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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USS Lassen to challenge 12 nautical mile territorial limits of Chinese artificial islands with P-8A flying cover

Posted on October 27, 2015October 27, 2015 by alert5

The U.S. Navy has dispatched USS Lassen to challenge the 12 nautical mile territorial limits of Chinese-controlled Subi and Mischief reefs in the Spratly Islands. The ship would likely be accompanied by a P-8A.

By U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate2nd Class Inez Lawson (http://www.navy.mil; exact Source) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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