Is the US nuclear bomber base being targeted for a strike?
A lockdown at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana triggered by a mysterious drone swarm last month didn’t last long. Nothing was damaged and none of the 40 B-52 bombers or their cruise missiles with nuclear warheads were hit. At least not this time. To understand what might happen next, it is important to recognize that modern wars no longer begin with a formal declaration. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, for example, was labeled a “special military operation,” while in reality it became the largest war in Europe since World War Two. In today’s world, the moment a war begins is blurred. It is not impossible that the start of a