How the US Air Force Moves an ICBM Nuclear Warhead Through Great Falls, Montana to Malmstrom AFB

[@nukewatch258]

Here’s a link to the US NRC. This is public information and outlines their procedure for moving such sensitive equipment. www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/part073/part073-0026.html

[@captainfactoid3867]

NRC regulates commercial usage. This would be DOE and probably Air Force regs instead

[@captainfactoid3867]

@@James-to7pi it’s in public. It’s been filmed before. So shut up

[@MrBNARick]

@@captainfactoid3867 This would be DOD

[@captainfactoid3867]

@@MrBNARick you sure? Office of Secure Transportation is in charge of transporting nukes within the contiguous US, and they are DoE

[@TGWazoo1]

It is in fact DOE

[@I_know_you_are_right_however]

That is the decoy. The actual nuke is in a U-Haul ½ mile to the west.

[@Cat-up6hb]

dont always listen to that lester says, he isnt right 100% of the time also you get an achivement for taking this route

[@Neojhun]

Yep with a couple unmarked SUV with heavily armed soldiers plus a Pickup truck with a cargo that actually is an Anti Aircraft Technical. That's how you get things done in cities.

[@jvon3885]

Lol. Probably.

[@avenger2.099]

Lol that's what I would do put it in the fucking U-Haul nobody would have a clue

[@MakerInMotion]

Would be pointless because anyone who tried to steal the "decoy" would be turned to swiss cheese. Might as well just make that the warhead.

[@BE_WERM]

the formation of the trucks in front and behind the 18 wheelers is crazy

[@torx82]

First thing I noticed as well. Perhaps they are just trying to draft to save fuel and thus taxpayer money.

[@lucar.5045]

I think is to avoid any car involuntarily, or voluntarily, get between the escorts and the semi, so the transport doesn't get dameged

[@Aura-Of-Syrinx]

It's probably protocol to have certain things certain distances when moving such things? And yeah I noticed that too "Daaaamn thats a tight formation"

[@Roberto9696-q7s]

​@@torx82 "saving taxpayers money" nice joke

[@neckarsulme]

@@torx82 "save tax payer money"...good one actually

[@wonniewarrior]

Those 2 security vehicles were so close to the truck bumpers I thought they were physically connected by bar or chain for extra security.

[@cbarak72]

Yeah, that's the most impressive part. I imagine they move at steady pace the entire route which by itself is very difficult.

[@michaels1432]

Same. So much for “assured clear distance”

[@DeeSnutts]

@@cbarak72never heard of cruise control?

[@cbarak72]

@@DeeSnutts Do military vehicles have cruise control?

[@TigerShark_With_thigh_in_mouth]

Yeah amazing driving skills. The level of constant alert you’d need to maintain for so long. Looks like such a fun job.

[@kingknight100]

Here in mother Russia, we just load it into a Lada. And hope Igor makes it

[@dakansa]

I am Igor. I made it.

[@fgm1197]

Shut up and go to hell. Слава Україні

[@JRmarksmen]

To be fair, I think Russia would do it that way because no one is dumb enough to fuck with it. I can't imagine the FSB is gonna just yell at the person and send them to prison for life for fucking with the shipment, I got a feeling they will start with a cattle-prod and seeing which hole you have it fits better in.

[@alekanzify]

In Mother Russia they're not transpotring the ICBM warheads around. They just let'em rolling down the hill.

[@BasicDad4547]

Just cause yall already sold the cores in 93 to the Iranians using the ethnic Chechnya rebels.

[@danb6838]

I remember (years ago) getting off work on a Sunday morning, at 3:00 AM, in downtown Minneapolis...and walking outside and getting freaked out! They were moving the Federal Reserve Bank to a brand new building....unannounced, with an Army of Top Secret Security.... No Sirens, no lights, no nothing! I thought we were being invaded! Later...I could just imagine how much gold, silver, and CASH drove right passed me.

[@ETHRON1]

If you only knew...

[@johnbrubaker2033]

Probably not as much as you think.

[@Devil914]

I monitor the Top line Federal Credit Unions security panel. They actually had a hold up just last year.

[@Lugtastic]

@@Devil914 The Federal Reserve is the most protected bank in the world. Ain't nobody robbing that shit, because nobody has lmao. Each bill in the reserve is freshly minted, so yeah there was tons of cash in there and it was all fresh as can be. I suppose the last half is for the dude above you, but had to point out the first half to you. Definitely a difference between a credit uninion (private business) and the federal reserve (government); you'd probably get double or triple the time for trying to reserve.

[@Lugtastic]

@engineer gaming I'd like to agree with you by saying it's not "government" owned, as it isn't by facts, but them having FULL control over the money is exactly the SAME as a government; Fed. Reserve Act, 1913, so doesn't quite matter if they are or not. And how're you gonna say in the same sentence they don't hold money, only Gold, yet they're the only bank with a money printer? Where's the logic in that statement. "The seven members of the Board of Governors are nominated by the president and approved by the U.S. Senate. Each governor serves a maximum of 14 years, and each governor's appointment is staggered by two years to limit the power of the president. In addition, the law dictates that appointments be representative of all broad sectors of the U.S. economy." If the managers of said banks are APPOINTED by the PRESIDENT, it's indeed government ran.

[@Tacklebarry]

I’ve seen this many times living next to F.E. Warren AFB, WY. This is a highly coordinated process. All intersections and on-ramps are cut off ahead of convoy by vehicles that then take up the rear as the convoy passes (cycle repeats until destination reached). Others are right, there is no stopping that thing. I’m sure there’s drones too. It’s pretty impressive and neat to see.

[@mattborman5780]

There’s traffic moving in the opposite direction though, on the same road…

[@GardenGuy1942]

Im going to steal one of these

[@andypeterson8013]

@@GardenGuy1942 How many Palestinian and Iranian friends are with you, cupcake?

[@GardenGuy1942]

@@andypeterson8013 none. I have Russian friends

[@Dad-lu1oi]

It’s a waste of money

[@literallyshaking8019]

I’ve heard that the trailers have an automated system that explosively shears the axels off while simultaneously driving massive steel rods into the ground in the event of attack (so there’s absolutely no way to move the trailer). It also floods the inside with a rapid expanding/hardening foam so you can’t even reach the warhead if you wanted. Impressive stuff.

[@ShortArmOfGod]

(((Citation required)))

[@Jake-rs9nq]

No they don't 😂

[@maryterrill9227]

Considering that's a nuke it's a possibility it probably has a similar defense mechanism

[@northsidecoolguy5041]

@@Jake-rs9nq It Does. It likely has more then just that as well. The Trucks and Trailers are Custom and are part of NNSA OST

[@jewishpenguin_9228]

​@northsidecoolguy5041 these are USAF missile cops escorting it, not ost

[@JohnDoe-ot3zd]

I have a friend that's in the Air Force. He says that convoy stops for no one. One they leave the base it doesn't stop until it's gets to it's destination. They have so many US Marshals and men guarding that warhead that there's no way you would ever stop that convoy, especially with the gunships fly over head.

[@onlinebills9169]

Has your friend in the Airforce ever came across a technology called 'drones'? Apparently (I dont know if that's true) even civilians can get them and fly them. You can also get models that can carry a considerable load (if you wanted that load to be high explosives). But who knows. Maybe another of these conspiracy theories.

[@orangehatmusic225]

@@onlinebills9169 ... what crack are you smoking?

[@doomfanboy9413]

@@onlinebills9169 no you can load drones with c4 and other explosives it's happening in ukraine there's footage all over the internet check the sun times I think it's called? anyways that would be dumb as they could just jam the frequency of the drones to cut the feed for the camera and I'm sure they have a whole arsenal of technology that we don't even know about for instance they have a handheld gun build for destroying drones that's still in the works you should check out that one laser that removes rust back yard scientist did a video where he bought one and showed how it can cut metal and he cut a tree in half with it and you can also take the tip off to make a laser gun so just imagine what the military with all their funding could do with that technology. oh he also welded with the laser he fucking welded some metal together with a laser.

[@Foreskinflavourednuts]

@@onlinebills9169 Congratulations. You just won a lifetimes supply of free home security, courtesy of the NSA, CIA, FBI, USMO, and your local law enforcement precinct. They'll also watch over you and your family while at school, work, the grocery store or anywhere else you may go. Good luck purchasing any firearms, after all you won't need to, Big Brothers got your back 😉

[@shotya9403]

@@onlinebills9169 those police cars between the armored trucks have a signal jammer on its top specifically designed for jamming signals, that includes drones

[@AKBRONCOSFAN007]

I was stationed at FE Warren 20 years ago and was responsible for facility maintenance. I’d go out to the MAFs all the time and occasionally I see these convoys escorting these “weapon systems” either to or from the LFs. One of my best assignments I had.

[@floridaboz1]

Nice, me too, most of the time i do not see people that was there around the same timeline that i was. I was Security forces at the time doing fireteams.. a little over 20 years ago, about 1998 to 2002. I was 790th SFS, so i also very involved in these weapons' movements. Honestly, even know i am from Florida, i enjoyed it there

[@TheAnnoyingBoss]

I wonder how many individually targetable warheads its got

[@Dieselfueledwork]

@@TheAnnoyingBoss should be 12.

[@TheAnnoyingBoss]

@@Dieselfueledwork it seems our nuke transport defense is similar strategy to that of a grand theft auto 5 online mission

[@jonathanvilla7280]

​@@TheAnnoyingBoss bahaha. For real. I can even smell Trevor lurking around somewhere.

[@LB-ye1fj]

It’s crazy how we have such a big military and we barely see it in person, unlike smaller countries with small militaries where you see them all the time.

[@LoneFifteen]

If you live near a military base you'll see soldiers in uniform all the time, there's just often not much reason for them to be that far from a base most of the time if they're on home soil.

[@TheGreenTaco999]

it's because one loves to show it due to emotional insecurity

[@theislamicgambit4476]

Big military? Not bigger than Taliban and Vietnamese army😃

[@ItsDevv]

​@@theislamicgambit4476 it's bigger than both combined so...

[@theislamicgambit4476]

@@ItsDevv America is a weak country. They do not deserve to lead the world. They were just lucky in World War II. All wars were far away from its coasts. When the Germans were fighting all of Europe, the Americans could not even defeat Japan except with two nuclear bombs.

[@XxShadow101xX]

I love seeing military vehicles in public, always an interesting sight! I once saw a semi truck lugging an Abrams around like it was your average cargo trailer. Cool!

[@jamesbcker9494]

Im from the raq (the real Iraq) and it was super cool watching u.s army spinnning all over!

[@chetsenior7253]

I love not living in fear

[@jamesbcker9494]

@@chetsenior7253 what are we talking about?

[@jonharrison3114]

@@chetsenior7253I don’t think you know what you are talking about

[@matthewjones39]

@@jamesbcker9494He doesn’t know

[@ronlucock3702]

I read a book called Humble Heros by Steve Bustin (the son of one of the crew), about the USS Nashville in WWII. One one occassion, it was tasked with transporting an equally precious cargo for the times - Gold, from the US to England. The gold was delivered to the ship prior to departure in much the same way as the above - multiple police & military vehicles, sirens blaring, guns drawn, surrounding the truck carrying the payload. High visibility, high security. In a typically Brittish manner, when the ship arrived in England, there was no such fanfare & noise. As the ship was due to take on other provisions, a simple bakery van arrived to collect the gold. They took some crates of bread onboard, & came back off carry crates of concealed gold! No doubt there were lots of inconspicuous eyes on them, but the whole thing was done without anyone who didn't know what was going on, knowing what was going on!

[@TorstenHoff]

That sounds improbable. Any significant quantity of gold is going to break the suspension of a bakery van.

[@Wooster23]

@@TorstenHoff It might have looked like a bakery van, but had better suspension.

[@Bullzeye1000yds]

​@@TorstenHoffThe Brits aren't stupid. Sheez!

[@Mixer-he2wb]

In other words, this is how the nouveau riche move stuff.

[@plixplop]

@@Wooster23 Gold suspension, gold brakes, gold transmission...

[@tayzonday]

There’s no place you could escape to with a nuclear warhead in Great Falls, MT. The greatest danger is someone trying to do a ground detonation there and causing massive fallout with modest casualties. (Modest compared to, say, Chicago). The fallout could irradiate a significant area of farmland depending on how the wind blew.

[@GoatFarmer706]

Indeed.. Some will stay dry while others feel the pain

[@nickrod32]

won't be no chocolate rain after that sucker blows

[@amvlabs5339]

If you nuked the Dutton ranch you'd be fuuuuckkeeedd

[@Atheism-And-Normative-Ethics]

Montana is an easy entry point into US from Canada through glacier park and the roads. Kinda strange they have something so close to the border. Meth goes through there all the time. That's where cyber ninjas sent data to... A "lab" in Montana. Probably got shipped over the border to fly out of Canada into Russia

[@Mvlvch]

Chocolate raaaaain

[@aza04a]

They used to transport them in trailers that were indistinguishable from regular tractor trailers, but the defense capabilities developed to where that was not a priority. Interestingly they are now equipped with surprise and autonomous defense capabilities.

[@Shred_Tube]

oh yeah? got proof?

[@suttree-o3r]

​@@Shred_Tube en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safeguards_Transporter Took me 5 seconds on Google

[@PolishMechanik]

@@Shred_Tube take an L

[@Luminousreign]

It is not much of a surprise if you can just google it lol. Also I think you would need to be super lucky for the trailer to ever need to whip it’s cyberpunk turrets out

[@Shred_Tube]

@@PolishMechanik your mother takes my “L”

[@tfp0052]

I was assigned to the 341st Strategic Missile Wing forty years ago. This video really tugs at the heart strings!

[@johnehmer2747]

I left the 341st SMW fifty years ago to go to HQ SAC.

[@Ghhfjbxzstuiikm]

Isn’t it buetifal

[@nugzila4170]

Transporting a killing machine tugs at your heartstrings LOL 😅

[@Rob-bo7yn]

@@nugzila4170 You clearly don't understand.

[@tonymanero5544]

@@nugzila4170Trump’s friends Putin and Jinping have several thousands warheads aimed at the U.S. in their strategic and tactical nuclear forces. Mutual Assured Destruction is the only thing keeping them from a first strike. But Russia is trying to bring down America via cyberattacks assisted by Trump and his u registered foreign agents.

[@charliekeyes9381]

Slept between the Missile tubes on the ssbn I was stationed on. Truly amazing to think about how firepower subs have. And how quickly it all could be over..

[@oBseSsIoNPC]

Well, what an experience when you visit the US for the first time and got a convoy like that coming up behind you. I for one would feel guilty of something.

[@CharleysZenZone]

"It's a rental! Not my fault the brake lights are out!!" 😱

[@thedude3291]

@@CharleysZenZone 🤣🤣😂😂😅😅

[@Angry.General1461]

​@@thedude3291 Must be transferring the UFO Roswell wreckage from Area 51 to its new location!

[@oBseSsIoNPC]

@@CharleysZenZone lol 🤣

[@americanpatriot2.06]

As one who has been on one of those convoys, you won't see it behind you because the road will be blocked of by all law enforcement agencies at least a mile ahead. If you do happen to somehow manage to get onto the road, you'll be thanking GOD for saving your life after being forced off the road and have a shit ton of guns pointing at you. Once they determine you are not a threat, they'll clear out when one of the U.S. Marshals detain you and your day becomes a living nightmare.

[@RockPunkFloyd]

Malmstrom is not the only base where this takes place, I grew up on Minot AFB, another SAC base, and Minot itself and seeing these convoys was a fairly regular occurrence.

[@truthbebold4009]

Same in Fe Warren

[@Yarpon]

Being from there have you heard about the 1968 Minot UFO incident?

[@truthbebold4009]

@Unconditional lover we need Love I use to work there in missiles but wasn't aware of or forgot that stat. Is that factual or hyperbole? Devastating 🤯

[@RockPunkFloyd]

@@Yarpon No, we didn't move there until 69 and I was only 7 at the time. Was living on base though when a B52 exploded after it wasn't grounded properly before refueling.

[@f0rmaggi0]

Saw it at Ellesworth AFB, South Dakota.

[@ismaelestrada9162]

my family and I used to live on Malmstrom Air Force Base. my dad was stationed there and did two tours in Iraq in support of OIF. Sadly he has since passed away. He developed cancer shortly after parting ways with the service. Man fought for awhile. Passed real young. miss that guy, man.

[@chrisvibz4753]

i thank your father for his honorable service, Ismael. thank you as his son for supporting that warrior also. god bless son.

[@plixplop]

Meanwhile, the real warhead is being transported on a side road in the back of an old PT Cruiser

[@joeylawn36111]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@andrewyoonhobai8453]

those guys spill blood all the time, you know gangbangas and the prisoners. The real warheads are you know, what idiot says they keep em all in one place, or even in a bunker or prison. Peaceful men, never go to prison as they say, they live among us as doges

[@Loki1701e]

No

[@djobidjoba6143]

Don’t be fooled, that’s “Optimus Prime” they’re escorting 👀

[@einherjar8585]

I grew up in Great Falls. I remember when two flights of missiles failed, back in the late 60's. They trucked the missiles intact on flatbeds through town via 10th ave S, back to Spokane. Had to move the traffic lights. Saw some weird stuff, growing up there. Way stranger than malfunctioning missiles, lol.

[@Shred_Tube]

.....like what kind of weird stuff?

[@dinosaurking3733]

nuclear waste pasta maybe? i wonder how many flavors there would be

[@ShadowDeus]

yeah the shit you see living by bases... about 6 years ago thought i saw a huge ass white boomerang shaped UFO silently float through the cloudy skies one night like a giant single winged glider... and just a couple months ago what i saw was unvailed ...i think... i mean what i saw float by was also pure white however i had no sound. if the new bomber is also silent or can go into a glide mode then yeah its what i saw... if not, then ...aliens? lol

[@777SFINN777]

My brother's friend who's a Mesa AZ police officer tried to stop a normal looking semi truck with one of those big chrome tanks on the back going like 90 miles an hour on the US 60 with only its overhead orange lights on. He said 3 black SUV's boxed the squad car and made him pull over and guys with vests and M4s got out pointing their weapons at him. This was all like at 1am in the morning.

[@landondull2372]

My dad grew up in great falls, he’s had some similar stories too.

[@tomlorenzen4062]

At least it was so stealthy that no one knew what was going on....

[@DilliganGames]

You go poke the nuke 👍

[@callumbreton8930]

If it was stealthy, they wouldn't be able to have as much protection on it, meaning an enemy spy just has to be in position to know where and when it moves and bam, missing nuke

[@drifter_jake]

It's a decoy truck. The real one says swift on the side.

[@dzl6848]

@@drifter_jake ok I'll look in the ditch for it. Lol

[@licktin1091]

More like “try and take it from us”

[@LuisCipher]

I always have one of three songs in my head when there is a driving assignment, "Convoy," "On the Road Again," or "More Human than Human," depending on the speed protocol SOP/MOP. I never transported Special Weapons, but have been a VIP Transport, Escort, Company Driver, Tactical & Utility, and Ambulance Driver. Just before I got out of the USMC I was attached to Admin and got a Driver Designation/Advanced Driving School then TADs (Temporary Assigned Duties) for the last year and a half. Got injured on duty and had surgeries and rehabilitation so after a couple weeks of recovery they sent me to Driver School, then took a follow-up course with advanced driving skills, then they assigned me TADs, and I drove all kinds of vehicles depending on the assignments. For my last Assignment, I drove a Field Ambulance, 4-wheel drive with a 3rd axle free roller& a dually set-up, and a high-lift suspension system. I could go just about anywhere in that thing. It didn't float, but it did have a snorkel intake and a high exhaust tailpipe that went to the roof of the truck. That Ambulance was awesome, because of its capabilities I never lost a patient. Its versatility provided the ability to go just about anywhere and when you needed it, it had the power and speed to get you there fast.

[@BentleyTypeR]

"Well it was the 6th of June in a Kenworth haulin' logs"

[@SSS-bd6li]

Thank you for your service. Fellow Marine, btw. Anyhow, hope you are getting your VA benefits...as you deserve.

[@glenng7085]

I remember as a kid of the 60's, I would often see missiles being transported on big flatbed trucks just covered with a tarp! And maybe a troop truck and a couple of Jeep's..and that was all the security! Of course it was a different time in this country and I remember that my family in the car would comment on the fact that we were driving right next to a nuclear missile 😰😊 But it was mixed emotions I describe as feeling both pride in the USA and terrified as well!

[@nckhed]

How will you feel after they decide to use their weapons against us?

[@pilot778spartan3]

Sometimes you can take pride and appreciation in the old days or be quite concerned if you’d be able to spread the next generation either way still an experience most will remember but most won’t experience

[@glenng7085]

@@nckhed who is they?

[@stuwest3653]

That wasn't a nuclear warhead.

[@OldHeadFPS]

@@stuwest3653 yeah it was the Loki in a box 😂

[@dustinandrews3223]

Not nearly as long as the Presidential motorcade, but more armor for sure.

[@licktin1091]

Considering the president gets like 300 death threats a month, I can understand. But the death of a president doesn’t have as much impact (literally and figuratively) as a nuclear bomb, so the armor makes sense on this part too.

[@alexm566]

the president uses planes for most of his travel, convoy is only for the last leg.

[@jhopkins213]

For a Presidential motorcade, you wouldn't see a civilian vehicle on that road for 2 miles in either direction.

[@Ovken]

@@licktin1091 are you dumb? The death of a president has a huge impact. And a nuclear bomb can't die? wtf

[@willywonka2164]

The last vehicle appeared to be some sort of maintenance vehicle in case of breakdown. I’d like to think it’s just some normal Joe that gets to take a really fun trip address town.

[@americanpatriot2.06]

As a retired Air Force Vehicle Mechanic, I can confirm the last truck was the Vehicle Maintenance Support Vehicle. The primary mechanic has to be at least a TSgt (E6) and be certified to maintain all Nuclear Certified vehicles/equipment. A trainee is allowed with the primary mechanic and must be at least a SrA (E4). The primary support is for the missile/warhead transport. All other vehicles are required to pull off to the side and wait for the backup maintenance support that is staged at the halfway point of the convoy route or five mile behind the convoy if the halfway point has already been passed. The primary vehicle support never leaves the convoy unless directed by the convoy lead or it breaks down. The alternate vehicle support will join the convoy if the primary breaks down.

[@謬]

Boom boom squad.

[@skrimper]

​@@americanpatriot2.06 thanks for the detailed info

[@Ghhfjbxzstuiikm]

@@americanpatriot2.06 what’s stopping the truck from exploding and damaging the payload in the event of a crash or attack?

[@chrishenniker5944]

@@americanpatriot2.06 I bet you’re also used for VIP convoys too. I can see you accompanying the state car when Old Jug Ears comes to town, at the back of the convoy, in case the state car breaks down.

[@GM8101PHX]

I served as Air Force Security Police for 6 years, 4.5 at Fairchild AFB where we had B-52G's and KC-135A's on 15 minute ground alert ready to launch! We did small convoys with the weapons from the Bomber Alert Area to the Weapons Storage Area which was an old Department of Energy storage facility. We were always assisted by the Spokane County Sheriff and or the Washington State Police to shut down roads that intersected with our route. Only one time did anyone get close, he was trying to film the convoy and was arrested by the sheriff's deputies assisting us. Never a single mishap!!

[@EyeMaMoeRahn]

I like how there’s a hazmat placard on the side of the trailer. As if a chemical response team would need to identify it for clean up 😂

[@bm03431]

There's a video of a superload hauling part of a nuclear reactor... more police and escorts than this... amidst all the lights they still had to put the class 7 radioactive placards on it.

[@DavidMcCoyII]

That semi truck ought to get to citation for following too close 😆

[@who_wantsit]

True! Although the Federal government owns the road that they are using, so no rules for them!

[@floridaboz1]

Since i used to do these, i want to know who is going to stop us to give us the ticket..

[@DavidMcCoyII]

@@floridaboz1 it's a joke, but of course the federal government don't have a sense of humor that they’re aware of 😆

[@floridaboz1]

@@DavidMcCoyII If the government wanted me to have a sense of humor, they would of assigned me one.. lol

[@TheGreenTaco999]

@@floridaboz1 based Dave is based as always

[@dannyheath8876]

Transporting 10% for the big guy!

[@endotimez9086]

My dad was in the AF and I graduated from CMR in '82. The town has always been a tan and brown color. This video shows me that it hasn't changed much. 😄

[@rays7437]

I saw something like this one time in the middle of the night. All the trucks and vans were black, the state police had lights on but not sirens, and in the middle of the convoy was a flatbed truck with a giant "tube" with the word "Titan" on the side of it. It happened a few miles outside of Los Angeles.

[@jaybeee4003]

That was just a dildo on its way to San Fran

[@TheTrueAnswer]

That's a hazardous chemical transport

[@Tee19691]

Yes, why wasn't this done at night? By doing this during the day was get get attention and put people into frenzy that we are going into WWIII. Interesting this day parade was done 1 day after 1/6 rhetoric from this administration was shattered by exposing their lies.

[@atadbitnefarious1387]

If you manage to get up close, there's typically a sign on the back of the tuck. . . . . . . . It says "Titan deez nuts"

[@NorCalMtnBiker86]

@@atadbitnefarious1387 That was fuckin great 😂😂🤣🤣

[@colechapman6976]

The actual nuke is in the back of a 2012 Subaru Crosstrek going 45 MPH in the left lane

[@ge2623]

That narrows it down to every single Subaru in the country.😁

[@KevinSun242]

Just takes one Nissan Altima going at Mach 3 to cause a broken arrow incident.

[@elonmust7470]

You win first prize for being unoriginal as hell...

[@t23001]

Any bad guys that make it to the Nukbaru will be beaten with kayak paddles and then be fed to the very fit German Shepard in the backseat.

[@harveywallbanger3123]

You'd only do that as a response to a direct threat, not as normal course of business. Because the highway is a dangerous place even the other 99.999% of the time when the convoy's not being attacked. If the Subaru gets into a serious wreck the nuke is going to burn on the highway. Or what if they get carjacked at McDonalds?

[@mikemorris1760]

With as many warheads that have been damaged or destroyed in airplane crashes (Unassembled ) it’s not a bad idea to transport them with a big security team. Besides outside of the city in either direction is nothing but enormous second third and fourth generation ranches/farms that are generally tens of thousands of acres big.

[@alexm566]

What's to prevent terrorists from attack the convoy then if it wasn't heavily armed?

[@mikesixx7655]

@@alexm566 do you see a lack of a security team?

[@colonelJ77]

I read your comment several times. What the hell are you trying to communicate?

[@phuckcommies6917]

They have roaming nukes all threw the country on eighteen wheelers ready to go

[@TheTrueAnswer]

Lol, and American through and through. I wouldn't be surprised if some rancher came out and defended the convoy himself if it came under fire.

[@RobbyTripp]

Man that is amazing. Especially the distance between those escorts and the semi.

[@sce2aux464]

"How was your day?" "Great. Got rear-ended by a thermonuclear bomb."

[@RyderSchäfer2002]

Ive done many convoys during my time in the Air Force, they are never boring lol

[@Maimkillburn69]

I got bored of em and I was in the helo

[@taggartjs]

Spent most of my life in Minot, ND. Saw this all the time. The bitch was, if you couldn’t get ahead of them at an intersection on the highway, you’d be stuck for a half hour while you waited.

[@tman10686]

I likes bitches 👍

[@montvilleo]

Was in the AF for four years at Malmstrom from '87 to '91. Fond memories.

[@Blaze_1961]

"I can neither confirm nor deny the absence or presence of special weapons onboard the USS Wabash AOR-5". This is what I had to remember when I served in the Navy. I'm sure this is damn close to what these guys would have to say for their unit if asked.

[@hsimpson7267]

That is what I tell the cops when I get pulled over too

[@jamestheredd]

Haha wild!

[@johnjones5354]

"it is the policy of the US Navy to neither confirm nor deny the presence or absence of nuclear weapons onboard our ships and aircraft".

[@NewmanAttack]

Surface ships no longer carry warheads. Subs on the other hand...

[@greggilliam8870]

back in 91 at F.E. Warren AFB we were told to say " we could neither confirm nor deny the presence of nuclear weapons on base" now granted parked right by the main gate were static displays of a minuteman 3 and peace keeper missles lol so yea we were really covert lol

[@frankbeans5921]

They must do so much training for this. It is extremely hard to operate a prime mover that close to a lead vehicle for extended periods. Concentration overload!

[@justanotherguy469]

Perhaps the prime mover is not being driven by a person because the vehicle in the front and the one in the back are in perfect sync.

[@adoe2305]

Wym. It's cake.

[@Kr0n1kTh3Kl0wn]

Bro, it's a NUKE. It's people driving, not Tesla autopilot.

[@KevinSun242]

Or just hire RAM 1500 drivers. They have plenty of experience tailgating a truck that close.

[@geezus7833]

it's called cruise control moron

[@mattweger437]

I like the trucks with the active scanning PMS radar systems. Wonder what they're capable of

[@dennissvitak148]

I would think radar jamming ECM, or ECCM. Stop any guided or homing missile.

[@DesertDog]

This is why you use unguided

[@ridhosamudro2199]

​@@DesertDog dude never played any flight game lmao

[@LawDawg717]

I don't need to a radar system to determine if my wife has PMS. It's pretty self evident.

[@BenCos2018]

@@LawDawg717 haha

[@nmelkhunter1]

I was on my way to Buffalo, Wyoming to hunt pronghorn and muleys and was delayed near Cheyenne by a convoy like this. I didn’t know what it was until I picked up a friend in Cheyenne who works a UPS route in the area. He said it was a semi common occurrence and he always found it fascinating.

[@traider7777]

The front and back vehicles in the convoy should have a large sign saying: “SWIPER NO SWIPING”‼️

[@daveh2612]

AWWWW MAN!!!

[@nathancaldwell5255]

Sniper no sniping

[@almilhouse9059]

That's a serious show of force, there if ever needed.... That would be some serious shootout....

[@justanotherguy1110]

Wouldn't go over well though for the person dumb enough to try it.

[@MeerkatADV]

Wouldn't be very serious at all. You'd need an infantry company and ATGM's to even get them to slow down.

[@nqgames2954]

​@MeerkatADV yeah that semi isn't stopping for anything. It and it's escort would keep on Rollin and the other guys in the rear would turn you into Swiss cheese lol.

[@LukeKeeganN]

@@nqgames2954 How about explosives to the drive tires? If you could get close enough without being noticed, which isn't likely.

[@thepilotman5378]

Remember, you can crash a F-4 phantom into that trailer at Mach 1.6 and the warhead will still be safe

[@CallMeUbba]

That is insane

[@KevinSun242]

What about a Nissan Altima on two donut spares though?

[@DertyMike]

@@KevinSun242 asking the real questions

[@arnoldsherrill2585]

Those transport trailers can take a hit from a RPG and barely scratch the paint from the impact., If you notice the truck at the front with the jamming equipment on board, that is to take care of the problem with drones by jamming signals across the spectrum that drones use for control. What people who are commenting on this video don't realize, is that the Air Force has decades of experience moving these missiles. The security details have done scenarios and training you and I could never even think of Anyone who thinks taking one of these convoys out of commission is going to be easy, is in for a extremely nasty surprise. Security forces troops assigned to a convoy detail, are going to give 0 F...., If you are dumb enough to get in the way, try to stop it and you will truly find out what f*** around and find out actually means with them.

[@VaporheadATC]

Wrong. You are thinking about a spent fuel rod flask form a nuclear power plant.

[@Cankersoar]

In high school i was riding up to the ski hill with some buddies and passed one of these convoys. My friend driving was white knuckling the whole time in the passing lane.

[@NeverPayPig]

I love you, Montana. Be the mountain that never moves. The wall that never cracks.

[@UndoingRuin08]

the heat to your flame. the marshmallow to your smore. the magic to your mushrooms.

[@jamestheredd]

What is happening here?

[@christopher7763]

@@jamestheredd you wouldn’t understand 😏

[@OfficialSamuelC]

I’d love to get to see the behind the scenes training for attacks on these convoys using dummy ‘nuke’ trucks and what they do for each scenario, such as a car, truck ramming or a huge hauler. What counter measures are deployed and so on. Guess we will never know for sure!

[@youtubeviewer5198]

Special routes to never go over or under a bridge like structure? Or extra security checks for any bridge like structure? U know incase the plan was to drop a bridge to stop the convoy

[@PondPuppies]

Join Air Force Security Forces go PRP and get your Secret clearance. You can find out yourself.

[@budguy21]

@@PondPuppies or Army MP with PRP

[@mattme2789]

Guess you could find out by waiting for a convoy & making a run at it.... But sadly I don't think you'd be able to let us know what you saw! 😂 😂 😂 😂

[@man-observing-world]

Great camera work by this person, especially because they started filming before the real fun Evan began.

[@thomashogan9896]

I love the "Explosives" label on the side of the truck. You're not wrong lol...

[@grantinternational8203]

Ooooooh, so this is what I saw a few weeks ago rolling through the streets of Detroit of all places!!! I couldn’t imagine what that 18 wheeler was hauling with all that security! Unbelievable…..

[@ReeseChown]

I've seen it too! Likely going to or from Selfridge Airforce Base, but don't quote me on that

[@TheOverObsessive]

This is like the airfield base in GTA. You get to 5 stars and they send the army after you 😅

[@Johnnyblash123]

is it a airfield or a base make up your mind

[@mattme2789]

​@@Johnnyblash123he told you... It's an airfield base!!! Haven't you been?

[@visibletoallusersonyoutube9708]

Witnessed something like this when I was driving down I5 south by the San Onofre Nuclear Power plant! They shut down the entire free way in front of me, and on the opposite side there was this massive convoy of military/police vehicles transporting a vehicle just like this. I assumed it was coming from either Camp Pendleton, or North Island in Coronado

[@strtrper628]

I remember those days at Grand Forks. Escorted by a Deputy US Marshal

[@floridaboz1]

I just want to say as someone who used to do this job, i love reading your comments and seeing what people think......

[@the_black_arts]

I did it too, missileer @ 91st MW @ Minot AFB for most of the nineties. I can only laugh at the confidence with which so many people here speak about things of which they have absolutely, positively no idea 😂

[@xnopyt13]

It’s interesting that they chose to use a rare cabover Freightliner Argosy as the tractor, I have never seen one in the wild.

[@maddogmorgan1]

Come to Aussie, every 2nd truck is one

[@RealJeep]

The DoD bought a bunch of those old day cabs. Some guy who does KZbins in central Florida bought one to haul farm tractors around on.

[@rollingacresfarmstead206]

you know damn well thats emissions free as well🤣🤣

[@xnopyt13]

@@maddogmorgan1 true, most pictures online show Australian models.

[@xnopyt13]

@@RealJeep interesting

[@rzero21]

quite interesting how close the convoy and big truck drive together

[@trulyinfamous]

I always find these convoys really awesome. I think it's because you get to see security done totally correctly and also witness the government functioning correctly and doing it's job as it should.

[@Norp-i7m]

A rare event, indeed.

[@wk961]

A friend of a friend who was in the army told me about these convoys. I thought he exaggerated when he told me there are 2 helicopters as part of the convoy.

[@theshadowswithin9896]

There are also fighter jets on standby.

[@Johnnyblash123]

@@theshadowswithin9896 wow...

[@PetesGuide]

That’s, what, 18 vehicles in the convoy, counting the semi? Plus at least two choppers. Impressive!

[@謬]

But... global warming..

[@TonyCox1351]

@@謬 lmao are you suggesting that we should protect our nukes less to counter global warming 😂😂

[@謬]

@@TonyCox1351 well according to corn pop, it's straight white men and global warming that are the biggest threat to our democracy. Not the freedom fireworks.

[@TonyCox1351]

@@謬 I dont know what you're referring to, or who corn pop is, but even if global warming is a real threat, you would want to cut in other areas, not in transporting nuclear weapons. You're being ridiculous.

[@謬]

@@TonyCox1351 I'm not the one who's saying it's important. Good ol Corn Pop is. 🤓

[@anony88]

I almost went to work as a driver for one of those semi trucks a few years ago for the Dept of energy and they only offered me around $55k. I laughed and never called back. I can drive normal freight for more.. That job also requires you to go through combat training and carry a rifle, and requires trucking and some sort of military/law enforcement experience.. Which I have, but thats a lot of requirements for such low pay.

[@adoe2305]

What about benefits?

[@itswift]

I saw a convoy similar to this one outside of the Limerick Generating Station (south east PA). No helicopters that I can remember, but definitely 3 or 4 armored vehicles before and after the truck. I just assumed that it fuel for the nuke plant. I'm guessing same type of drivers, and only slightly less dangerous payload.

[@cw4956]

… but do you get per diem?

[@cw4956]

Jk

[@MudlangenTango]

​@@ttktopherkeep saying that. You just might want to search open source material regarding what the D.O.E. may or may not move and how it is moved

[@thefieldphoneguy8254]

White pickup trucks with the toppers and all the antennas on the racks located in front/behind the armored Bearcats surrounding the "package" are used for counter drone protection

[@christopherharner9711]

Yup. I used to live on Minot AFB ND. This is a nuclear ICBM being moved. I Saw those exact convoys and trailers several times. While I was there I remember one transport truck crash and the big hubalaloo it caused.

[@Norp-i7m]

A truck crashed with a warhead onboard? When was this?

[@jamesvedder1143]

Imagine driving behind that convoy just scared shitless that you do something wrong and they see you as a threat. Then all of a sudden there's .50 calibers of freedom flying through your windshield

[@daryllect6659]

"Movin' thru Montana soon Designed to make a great big boom..." RIP Frank

[@DSplatter]

From what I understand, as soon as one exits a military installation, it’s actually the DOE that transports / Provides security. Apparently a pretty capable group of shooters that transports it all.

[@jewishpenguin_9228]

This is false

[@shawnmorse5770]

⁠​⁠@@jewishpenguin_9228The transport of nuclear materials in the U.S. is done by The Office of Secure Transportation (OST.) They fall under the Department of Energy. So, OP is right

[@Col_Crunch]

@@shawnmorse5770 That is incorrect. DOE and DOD are each responsible for different parts of the nuclear arsenal. DOD and DOE each have their own procedures for transporting (though from what I understand they are fairly unified, especially when it comes to the equipment). This convoy is an Air Force convoy, not an OST convoy. OST would not have the DOD assets, nor the marked air force SF and OSI units.

[@Col_Crunch]

Nope, DOE's OST is responsible for different assets than the air force is.

[@BBVDZX14]

These are members of the 343rd and 344th Security Police Squadron. This convoy is running 10th Ave S. East towards Malmstrom AFB and stops for NOTHING. Stay safe Defenders!

[@lilomelet68]

Cant belive that Semi would tailgate so closely

[@12890mrkickass]

When your presidents brain is mashed potatoes, nukes are probably more important

[@ravinraven6913]

oh hey, my friend lives in great falls, say hi to Greg for me! in Texas they just have them on trains and wrapped up. No escort or nothing. Just a train running through the middle of town during an unscheduled time.

[@FordMustangGTRocks]

Really cool to see, ive seen huge convoys on the way from Co to Tx kinda like this

[@gavinvalentino1313]

You just *know* all those civilian cars behind the convoy blew the hell out of all the stoplights too~

[@Nick-gb4rt]

those are just undercover escorts

[@bigqwertycat]

I'm just waiting for the joker to come out and hijack the cargo. Hopefully Batman is in town.

[@tomcline5631]

Grew up just north east of KCMO,about 45/60 mins north-ish of Whitman Air Force Base,now home of the B-2 bombers,then home of a shit ton of B-52s and missle command personnel. Used to those cool ass looking low slung cab forward Peterbuilt trucks with the mobile ICBM trailers. There were ICBM silos all around down by Sedalia,plus things like deactivated Nike missile silos. Use to see all kinds of stuff on the highways and on the railroads. Saw flights of B-52s everyday almost,during those aluminum umbrella days! We were on the climb out airway when they were heading up North. We were far enough away that were pretty damn high,but they would still just throb and rumble your guts! Didn't really hear em as much as you felt them! At least a flight of 4 sometimes as many as 12!! Awesome and terrifying time to be alive and in school! Up to the mid 80s we had nuke drills almost as much as tornado drills! Amazing things those old school desks, weren't they?

[@lindaj5492]

Old school desk about as useful as a paper bag over your head 😂

[@JohnBoyJoy]

it's amazing that they've actually "lost" so many nuclear warheads.

[@mechadeka]

Stop learning "history" from MGS.

[@JohnBoyJoy]

@@mechadeka nice reference

[@richardchargingcloud6590]

fun fact: Every citizen in Great Falls, MT gets their own ICBM. wat a great place

[@Jayzone702]

“Why were you late to work?” “They were transporting a nuke across town”

[@cizzlen07]

These guys have some of the coolest careers out there.

[@JuaniPodrido]

The guys that develope these or the guys who transport it?

[@Maimkillburn69]

It’s cool but you have to live in the middle of nowhere freezing your tits off

[@jimmyboi492]

The real crime here is that town putting two furniture stores right next to each other. That’s suspicious 🤔

[@4lifejeph]

All mattress stores are money laundering fronts. How many people do you ever see go in one of those places?

[@Col_Crunch]

If they're both next to each other its harder to tell which one is the money laundering business

[@StabbyMcStabwood]

If you knew how many they've lost over the years, you'd be asking why there wasn't a larger escort

[@badcholesterol]

w-what

[@commonavionics6069]

@@badcholesterol Broken arrows.

[@MandolinMagi]

All the lost nukes were airplane crashes. None of them were lost on the ground.

[@jerickstudios596]

The president doesn't need protection anyway, he just needs a nursing home.

[@oktfg]

Looks well protected. But no plan B in case things go wrong compared to the same transfers in England that include spare tractors, command vehicles, ambulances and fire engines.

[@doomfanboy9413]

man truly I feel bad for anyone dumb enough to try and steal one of those bad boys imagine having one of those armored vehicles crash into yours at even 30mph

[@richyoung4051]

or have 50 cal bullets turn you to chop meat 🤣

[@adoe2305]

Who said anything about steal?

[@jerfguy]

I was picturing Russia or China, how they march them down the main street for the world to see.

[@doomfanboy9413]

@@adoe2305 well it wouldn't make sense to destroy it as we have thousands of other nukes lmao imagine being so fucking dumb you try to destroy one singular nuke. unless that nuke was about to be launched then it would be a different story.

[@AzureLupine]

Giving they're not allowed to stop as part of the assignment and very big. The only thing that would happen is they become a large speed bump. Which would also be a neat video.

[@feliciasbeard]

It wasn't an ICBM, but is was something serious, going across North TX several years ago. Several unmarked tractor trailers, like I have never seen before, with matte paint and security front and back. I drove through on their green lights for miles before I had to turn. Fastest drive home ever.

[@lindseychartier511]

It was a monster

[@UndoingRuin08]

@@lindseychartier511 North TX, probably el chupacabra

[@lindseychartier511]

Something busted through the veil from another dimension that's why so much tight security

[@egg-iu3fe]

it could even be a nasa telescope or something

[@lindaj5492]

They probably had you thoroughly checked out as soon as you started tagging along: luckily you came up ‘clean’ 😮

[@jimmyjay86]

We can all be grateful this didn't go by train through Ohio.

[@asanablue]

You are the only news reporter telling us what is being moved. I was trying to find out nearest base.

[@wesleycordazzo4016]

That container alone can blow up a entire city in seconds, mind blowing.

[@ZacTexC]

It’s not assembled until it gets to its launching destination

[@slapshot1343]

BEST VIDEOS ON KZbin!!!!!

[@christopherreed4723]

Yup. I've known three people who were involved with nuclear weapons. One was a Pershing II crewman, and the other were Marines who (at different times) pulled SSBN security duty when the boomers were in port. Two things to realize about that convoy. One, don't even look like you're thinking of messing with it. The rules of engagement those soldiers are operating under are very broad. Two, as impressive as that escort is, there's also going to be a QRF to back them up if, God forbid, something does happen. And those guys will likely be even more heavily armed.

[@kevinrichards3288]

A cabover semi, wow I don't see many of those on the roads here in the USA🇺🇸 anymore. I use to see them everywhere back in the 1980s & down. Nowadays conventional cabs are the most common.

[@untermench3502]

Many, if not most f the weapons are being transported to a refurbishing facility for routine overhaul. Depending on the type of physics package, they have to be serviced on a fixed schedule, so they can be ready if needed.

[@Giambis]

There was some stink some years back when I was liaison with homeland security and we had a top priority convoy to transport from south Texas to another area in southwest Texas. The front three trucks were Ford F350s with grill guards (I was in the back seat) and we literally rammed a car off the road that was impeding traffic. I was told later the sheriff spoke to the woman and basically explained that it was her problem and it’s an issue with her insurance. I was subpoenaed to a deposition for a lawsuit that she filed on the government and the federal guidelines and law are very clear………….you are given three honks followed by a verbal warning on a PA to move or you will be removed from the roadway with force up to and including deadly force and could be filed on for interfering with a government operation if you impede traffic. Well she was pitted off the road and into a ditch, we continued driving and a year later she lost her court case, her insurance had to pay for the damages that we caused because she is stupid and cannot follow instructions and since she caused such a stink over the matter the county sheriffs department actually subpoenaed her a citation later for impeding traffic. There’s about a 100% chance that if you’re being told by a security force for the federal government transporting some type of cargo to get out of the way it is far more important that we’re doing we do versus whatever it is you’re doing at that time. You’re just simply going to point a to point B and usually aimlessly without any significant purpose. We are doing it and that purpose is a direct result of the security of this nation Even if you had someone in your car dying from a heart attack the government will probably still see that cargo that’s being transported more of a priority. We were not allowed to know what we were transporting but I asked one of the guys in the truck what it was and he said “it’s not some bullshit M4’s or grenades I’ll say that much”.

[@jasonh5547]

National security takes precedence over everything.

[@ghostferatu6241]

@@jasonh5547 *the profits of Jewish banksters ftfy

[@ghostferatu6241]

Thank you for your service to Israel.

[@wwelsh100]

Sweet cabover!

[@JamesWilliamStevenParker]

I fucking dare "Just Stop Oil" to block the road... do it. xD

[@LinkLich]

Well... it's not on a train... got to be good news right?

[@nolove175]

Should have moved it by rail. 😆

[@ilikecinema1234]

So it could derail in a major city or around a main water source or major farmland?

[@KittensgiveMorbogas]

@@ilikecinema1234 woosh! 😂

[@fjb4932]

I think "Name" missed the joke. "...move it by rail." Haha, funny . . .

[@Elle_2541]

🤣

[@ilikecinema1234]

@fjb4932 I figured it was possible sarcasm, but the American populace is so unintelligent that it's hard to differentiate between people joking and being serious.. especially when it's through text

[@HeresTheGenZFlorentineFolks.]

This is the first European style truck I’ve seen in the USA 🇺🇸

[@grbmajor6645]

It's a Freightliner Argosy. Glad they don't make them anymore.

[@christopherwilliams5700]

Thats a cabover freightliner argosy that model is more popular in the car carrier world and no its American made not sure if its a Cat engine or Mercedes tho

[@daveblevins]

Pretty sure we have a lot of stuff that Average Joe doesn't know anything about. Love, former USAF

[@alexanderwhite4053]

We invented cab overs in 1899, I don’t know how you could call it European style. USA invented them.

[@HeresTheGenZFlorentineFolks.]

@@alexanderwhite4053 The entire world call them “European style” because they’re used in Europe! Good Morning sir! Welcome to 2023!

[@teabeepotato3546]

The car driving behind them was having one of the best days in their life