US 'nuke sniffer' makes emergency landing at UK airbase
Federaţia Rusă
A US jet known as the 'nuke sniffer' has made an emergency landing in the UK. The plane, a USAF WC-135R Constant Phoenix , is used to pick up radioactive particles in the air. It dotted down at at RAF Mildenhall on Tuesday after a mission over Northern Europe was suddenly cut short. The WC-135 is a specialised reconnaissance aircraft, designed to detect nuclear tests or other signs of nuclear activity by sampling radioactive isotopes in the atmosphere. AirLive report that tyhe situation
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