India, June 17 -- Late Monday night, the U.S. nuclear "sniffer" plane WC-135R 'Constant Phoenix' aircraft departed from Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Nebraska, the home of U.S. Strategic Command.
Known informally as the "nuclear sniffer," the WC-135R is one of only three planes of its kind in existence. It's built for a very specific mission: to detect airborne radioactive particles and signs of nuclear fallout in real time. These aircraft are rarely deployed and usually only sent out when there's reason to suspect a nuclear event could be imminent.
Air Force Times reported that the plane has been flying unusual patterns over the northern United States. While the Pentagon has not issued an official statement, its appearance follows un...
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