The WC-135R aircraft was directed a few days ago to northern Norway. His task is to assess the effects of tests of new Russian missiles.
The machine belonging to the US Air Force is designed to search for the traces of the use of nuclear weapons. The sensors installed on board analyze air samples and detect radioactive particles floating in the atmosphere.
Americans have a total of three such aircraft.
Americans follow Russian weapons tests
The Russians were to check the 9m730 Buriewestnik rockets at the training ground at the New Earth archipelago. The thermonuclear bullets armed with thermonuclear heads may have unlimited range theoretically.
According to the Norwegian magazine, the missile tests known in NATO code as “Skyfall” are to last until next Saturday.
