- Hafnium nuclear-pumped isomers. Because you want all the fun of the nuclear x ray laser (that doesn't work) at home. - Nuclear bombers. Not bombers with nukes. Nuclear bombers.
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US intel thinks USSR is working on nuclear-powered bomber, puts actual reactor in B-36 airframe just to fly around live for practice. USSR sees this and puts one in a Tu-95 (Tu-95LL) as counter move. What could go wrong?
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I mean, we did build a working nuclear jet engine. We tested it! It totally would have worked, for certain values of "worked."
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