The joint nuclear operations doctrine that was posted in draft form on the Joint Chiefs of Staff Web page did not change the fundamentals on use of nuclear weapons, Myers told reporters. (See DR, 9/14/05) It is “not at all true,” said Myers, that this draft doctrine, undergoing a routine updating, “somehow lowers the nuclear threshold.” And, he said, the draft was only “out for coordination at the lieutenant colonel/colonel level.” Myers added, it’s already “been modified.”
The Air Force has finished modifying and testing the new VC-25B Bridge aircraft that will serve as a temporary Air Force One, the service announced May 1. All that’s left now is to finish painting the jet before it starts flying this summer.