On 9/11, the U.S. Military Was Preparing for a Simulated Nuclear War

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Very interesting, particularly in light of evidence that the WTC was nuked:

http://911blogger.com/news/2011-11-19/911-us-military-was-preparing-simulated-nuclear-war

While September 11, 2001 is well known as the day when the U.S. suffered its worst terrorist attack, what is little known is that it was also a day when large sections of the armed forces around the nation had been preparing to fight a simulated nuclear war, as part of major training exercises being conducted at the time. In their annual exercises "Vigilant Guardian" and "Global Guardian," the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and the United States Strategic Command (Stratcom) were scheduled to carry out what has been described as a "simulated air war," a "full-blown nuclear war" exercise, a "fictional nuclear war," and a "practice Armageddon."

No official attempts have been made to fully investigate these exercises and what effect they had on the military's response to the 9/11 attacks. But evidence indicates they caused at least some confusion over what was "real-world" and what was simulation, and they may also have been a factor behind the communication problems experienced by military personnel that day. Other evidence suggests that some actions that have been presented as reactions to the terrorist attacks may actually have been related to these exercises--actions such as raising the alert status of American armed services to Defcon 3 and closing the huge "blast doors" to NORAD's operations center in Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado. There is also evidence that other "practice Armageddon" exercises were being conducted at the time of the 9/11 attacks, but details of these are unknown.
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Topics covered in the piece:

AMERICA'S AIR DEFENDERS WERE SET TO FIGHT A 'SIMULATED AIR WAR' ON SEPTEMBER 11

EXERCISE SIMULATED A 'FULL-BLOWN NUCLEAR WAR' AGAINST RUSSIA

EXERCISE INCLUDED A SIMULATED HIJACKING

'GLOBAL GUARDIAN' EXERCISE TESTED STRATCOM'S ABILITY TO FIGHT A NUCLEAR WAR

SUBMARINES, BOMBERS, AND HUNDREDS OF PERSONNEL PARTICIPATED IN GLOBAL GUARDIAN

STRATCOM WAS AT INCREASED STATE OF ALERT, AIRCRAFT WERE 'SIMULATING THEIR WARTIME ROLES'

CREWS LOADED LIVE NUCLEAR WEAPONS ONTO BOMBERS

AIR FORCE COMMANDER THOUGHT FIRST ATTACK WAS EXERCISE SIMULATION

EXERCISE INCLUDED SIMULATED COMMUNICATION OUTAGES

NORAD CLOSED DOORS PROTECTING OPERATIONS CENTER FROM A NUCLEAR ATTACK

BLAST DOORS WERE CLOSED DURING EXERCISES

MILITARY'S ALERT STATUS WAS RAISED TO DEFCON 3

DEFCON 3 WAS INTENDED 'TO RESPOND TO A NUCLEAR THREAT'

DEFCON CHANGES WERE SIMULATED DURING EXERCISES

WERE THERE OTHER 'PRACTICE ARMAGEDDON' EXERCISES ON SEPTEMBER 11?

OFFICIAL INVESTIGATIONS OVERLOOKED THE 9/11 EXERCISES