Five US reconnaissance aircraft operate over the #SouthChinaSea, Oct 31:
— SCS Probing Initiative (@SCS_PI) October 31, 2021
USAF WC-135W #AE0941, E-8C #AE1497
USN 2*P-8As #AE685B #AE6857, EP-3E #AE1D95.
Among which WC-135W "Nuke Sniffer" is a rare guest to the region, whose last operation could be traced back to January 2020. pic.twitter.com/61ewpvZT1p
US special-purpose aircraft the Constant Phoenix may have been in the South China Sea region to examine radioactive material, military experts said, after a Beijing-based think tank cited satellite images to report five American reconnaissance planes operating in the area at the weekend.
This comes a month after a US Navy nuclear submarine hit an unidentified object while submerged in international waters in the South China Sea, prompting China to express serious concerns about a “nuclear leak”.
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Update #1: US spy planes over South China Sea likely surveyed nuclear fallout of sub collision, observers say (SCMP)
Update #2: US 'nuke sniffer' plane flies over South China Sea: Report (WION)
WNU Editor: It looks like the Pentagon is searching for something with a nuclear signature.
