A Rare Peek Inside the Government’s Giant Nuclear War Escape Planes

Members of the U.S. Air Combat Command Security Forces guard the E-4B plane. Photo by Jacquelyn Martin-Pool/Getty Images

The Air Force revealed the inside of the E-4B, a plane that can keep the government functioning and president safe in the event of a nuclear war.

The E-4B fleet has been in operation since the Cold War. The plane designed to keep the president and critical staff members safe in the skies. The president, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the secretary of defense can strategize and communicate commands aboard the plane. One in the E-4B fleet always follows the president on his trips aboard Air Force One. And one always has its engine running on the ground so it can quickly reach the president if ever needed.