The E-6B Mercury, which has the status of "air command post" of the US Armed Forces, has arrived in Iceland. The aircraft is designed to communicate with Ohio-class strategic nuclear submarines carrying intercontinental ballistic missiles. Each submarine can carry up to 24 Trident II D5 missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads.
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