US Strategic Command deletes New Year’s Eve tweet about dropping nukes

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The U.S. Strategic Command deleted a tweet Monday that said that the unified command was prepared to drop bombs, if need be, on New Year’s Eve with a video depicting U.S. stealth fighters doing just that.

“#TimesSquare tradition rings in the #NewYear by dropping the big ball…if needed, we are #ready to drop something much, much bigger,” the tweet read.

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