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Reviving the Nuclear Triad: US Tests AGM-86B Missiles as Tensions Escalate. In the face of heightened tensions with Russia and China, the United States Air Force (USAF) conducted a vital exercise earlier this week, codenamed Prairie Vigilance 24-3. The exercise aimed to validate the safety, security, and reliability of the nation's nuclear triad, with a specific focus on the bomber leg. Crews from the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base (AFB) in North Dakota and the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale AFB in Louisiana participated in the exercise, which involved loading and simulating the launch of the AGM-86B Air-Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) on B-52H Stratofortress bombers. The AGM-86B, a relic of the Cold War era, was designed to saturate and overwhelm Soviet air defenses, acting as a decoy or presenting targeting dilemmas. Its ability to strike missile and radar sites with blast fragmentation warheads made it a formidable weapon in its time. Subsequent upgrades enhanced the missile's range, allowing B-52s to fire it from well outside enemy airspace and the reach of surface-to-air missiles (SAMs). The USAF describes the AGM-86B and its variants, such as the AGM-86C/D, as dual conventional and nuclear-capable ALCMs "developed to increase the effectiveness of B-52H bombers." According to the USAF, "In combination, they dilute an enemy's forces and complicate defense of its territory." The AGM-86B carries a "nuclear payload" and can "fly complicated routes to a target through the use of a terrain contour-matching guidance system," while the AGM-86C and AGM-86D carry conventional blast/fragmentation and penetrating warheads, respectively, employing GPS-aided inertial navigation systems. In recent years, the US military has been developing the AGM-181 Long-Range Standoff Weapon (LRSO) as a replacement for the AGM-86. This new weapon will be fired from the B-52H and the upcoming B-21 Raider, serving as a tactical nuclear weapon (TNW). During the exercise, publicity videos captured the loading process, showcasing eight pylons carrying six missiles each (a total of 48) being transported from the weapons storage area to the B-52s parked on the tarmac. The missiles were placed in two groups of three, one behind the other, on pylons located in the inner wing section near the wing root. According to Colonel Daniel Hoadley, 5th Bomb Wing commander, "Prairie Vigilance demonstrated our commitment to safe, secure, effective nuclear operations. Further, this exercise is tangible proof that the Warbirds stand ready to deter strategic attack and, if necessary, respond at a moment's notice." The US Strategic Command (STRATCOM) relies on exercises like Prairie Vigilance to ensure nuclear strike forces are "organized, trained, and equipped for the tasks they are asked to do on a daily basis as well as respond to emerging crises." Nuclear weapons on air force bombers like the B-52H, B-2 Spirit, and other nuclear free-fall bombs based in European bases that can be dropped