U.S. Air Force deploys nuke-sniffer jet to Japan
The U.S. Air Force has deployed the WC-135
Constant Phoenix to its military base in Okinawa, Japan. Photo by Senior Airman
Stephen G. Eigel/U.S. Air Force/UPI | License Photo
April 13 (UPI)
-- The U.S. Air Force has deployed a nuke-sniffer aircraft at its base in
Okinawa, Japan, according to multiple sources.
The Boeing WC-135 Constant
Phoenix, capable of collecting samples from the atmosphere after a nuclear
explosion, arrived at Kadena Air Base, Stars and Stripes reported.
The
aircraft may be being deployed ahead of a possible sixth nuclear test in North
Korea.
Recent satellite images indicate ongoing activity at the
Punggye-ri nuclear site, where Pyongyang conducted its fifth nuclear test in
September 2016.
Satoru Kuba, an Okinawan who keeps track of military
aircraft activity at Kadena Air Base, and a senior Japan self-defense forces
official, each confirmed the WC-135 aircraft's arrival.
The Constant
Phoenix jet touched down at the air base in Okinawa on Friday, the Nikkei
newspaper reported.
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