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-warWhile 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
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