[GOPJ]

The messages appeared to be emergency action messages, coded communications sent by the Joint Chiefs of Staff to U.S. Air Force strategic nuclear forces. The messages sent June 26 included 174 characters, much longer than normal 30-character messages, and amateur radio monitors say they have not seen the size of this message since the 1991 Persian Gulf War. Air Force Maj. Tom Knowles, a U.S. Strategic Command spokesman, said there were no large-scale exercises going on that would account for what were likely “routine” messages.

How could a message this unusual be considered "routine"?

[callmejoe]

Some of the posts on this thread are interesting . . .

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1861875/posts

I have no background in this. But since it is Bill Gertz, I take it seriously.