The arrival of the Air Force’s “Doomsday Plane” at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland has elevated fears that the U.S. may be on the verge of a major confrontation in the Middle East.

The E-4B “Nightwatch” is a militarized Boeing 747 capable of surviving a nuclear blast and would serve as central command for the president and key military leaders in the event of a nuclear confrontation. As of Wednesday evening, President Donald Trump said he has reviewed and approved a military option for the U.S. to engage directly with Iran but has thus far withheld from giving a formal go-ahead.

While the four E-4Bs are in a regular flight rotation to maintain operational readiness, Wednesday’s flight issued a callsign of ORDER01, instead of the typical ORDER6, according to data from the flight tracking site FlightRadar.

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