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Re:The XB-70 (2019) by ben7799 on Wednesday February 26, 2025 @10:49AM (#43184782)
I should not have said "missile base". I just meant any kind of forward base outside the US.

The B-52, etc.. is just different. It's not as high value of an asset as the B-2 or the B-21 will be and gets treated differently.

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Re:The XB-70 (2019) by nradov on Wednesday February 26, 2025 @06:05PM (#43189309)
The Air Force already periodically deploys B-2's to forward bases within range of Chinese missile strikes.

https://www.pacom.mil/Media/News/News-Article-View/Article/2...

Current plans are to purchase a relatively large number of B-21's. Some losses are expected and accepted.

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