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38 sailors on nuclear-powered aircraft carrier positive for COVID-19, U.S. military secretive on impact of virus

The Coronavirus Can’t Stop America’s Nukes, Popular Mechanics,  

APR 1, 2020

Relying on a high-state of readiness, the nuclear triad is under threat from the coronavirus……….in a War of the Worlds-style twist, humanity’s most lethal weapons could be nullified by an organism that can’t even be seen.   ……

How badly the nuclear forces have been impacted by the pandemic will likely remain secret. Last week, U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper, in an interview with Reuters, said the military will reveal only broad data about infections in the armed forces. Esper wants “some of the more mission-specific information to be withheld to prevent compromising operational security. We’re not going to disaggregate numbers because it could reveal information about where we may be affected at a higher rate than maybe some other places.’”  ………
 small outbreaks can still impact operations. At least 38 Navy sailors on board the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier in the western Pacific have tested positive for coronavirus so far. The conditions onboard a vessel is conducive to the spread of disease, as navies have long suffered through since the Age of Sail.
These kinds of isolated-but-intense flare-ups could hamper the Air Force’s bombers and ICBMs, especially if certain, specially-trained members take ill at the same time. Losing a small number of B-2 pilots, for example, would have a much greater impact than quarantining a dozen security team members………  https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a31993907/nuclear-readiness-coronavirus/

April 2, 2020 - Posted by | health, USA, weapons and war

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  1. […] The Coronavirus Can’t Stop America’s Nukes, Popular Mechanics,   BY JOE PAPPALARDO,  APR 1, 2020 Relying on a high-state of readiness, the nuclear triad is under threat from the coronavirus……….in a War of the Worlds-style twist, humanity’s most lethal weapons could be nullified by an organism that can’t even be seen.   …… How badly the nuclear forces have been […] Source: nuclear-news […]

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