US Strategic Command, which oversees America's nuclear arsenal, has apologised for a tweet that said it was ready to "drop something much, much bigger" than New York's Times Square ball.
Our previous NYE tweet was in poor taste & does not reflect our values. We apologize. We are dedicated to the security of America & allies.
— US Strategic Command (@US_Stratcom) December 31, 2018
The message, posted on New Year's Eve, was accompanied by a video showing a B‑2 bomber dropping weapons.
US Strategic Command later deleted the tweet, saying it was "in poor taste", and replaced it with an apology.
The incident sparked outrage online.
It was posted online hours before the annual "ball drop" on top of One Times Square, a New York skyscraper, which marks the start of the new year.
The tradition began in 1907, and sees a brightly‑lit ball on a special flagpole descend 43m in the 60 seconds before midnight, coming to rest as the new year begins.
[Source: BBC]
