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To: fightin kentuckian

Here is an article on the Special Operation nuke units.

Loose Nukes In Iran Is A Scenario U.S. Special Operators Have Been Training For
June 19, 2025
https://sofsupport.org/loose-nukes-in-iran-is-a-scenario-u-s-special-operators-have-been-training-for/

“In 2016, the Department of Defense formally designated U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) as the lead entity for the Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) mission, a role that U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) had previously held. Decades before then, the U.S. special operations community, especially the secretive Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), had been training to take a newly active role in tackling potential ‘loose nukes’ or other nuclear contingencies. This was driven in large part by the collapse of the Soviet Union, which had left nuclear weapons and other material scattered across a number of newly independent nations.”


7 posted on 03/27/2026 5:48:51 PM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: ansel12

DOD?
I thought we were all calling it the War Department now.
Old habits die hard.


22 posted on 03/28/2026 5:55:32 AM PDT by GranTorino (Bloody Lips Save Ships)
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