“The world is a dangerous place"

The US Air Force is renovating Cold War-era launch pads as it prepares to put its strategic bombers on constant 24-hour alert to engage in potential nuclear conflict for the first time since the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991.

“The world is a dangerous place and we’ve got folks that are talking openly about use of nuclear weapons,” Air Force Chief of Staff General David Goldfein told US military website Defense One. “It’s no longer a bipolar world where it’s just us and the Soviet Union. We’ve got other players out there who have nuclear capability. It’s never been more important to make sure that we get this mission right.”

  RT

Finally, the military-industrial folks have gotten things just the way they want them. He could have simply said, "Mission accomplished."

But wait...

Goldfein said that the order to return the B-52 bombers to high-readiness has not yet been issued, but showed journalists the ongoing construction work at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana.

Nine alert pads branching off from an 11,000-foot runway are being renovated, along with a nearby building that will house more than 100 crew members assigned to the B-52 bombers, which have been in service since the 1950s.

Despite their age, Goldfein believes that the bombers could play a role in a modern conflict – certain to be different from the mutually assured destruction of the Cold War.

Are you fucking kidding me?! B-52s?! Is this Trump's idea of modernizing the military?

Asked whether these measures were likely to be an effective deterrent against North Korea, which has backed up its stated intention to become a nuclear state with a series of successful tests, or other volatile actors, Goldfein seemed less sure.

“It depends on who, what kind of behavior are we talking about, and whether they’re paying attention to our readiness status,” he said.

And what in Sam Hell does that mean? He specifically said "North Korea" and "nuclear tests".  What is the Air Force Chief of Staff smoking?

The world is a dangerous place because we made it that way.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.