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Nuclear powered jets? August 8, 2011 9:29 pm Eri

This article is from about 6 1/2 years ago. I couldn’t find anything more recent than 2008 so I wonder if they’re still pursuing this and just keeping it super hush-hush or if this is a victim of budget cuts.

  • One offshoot of the nuclear bomber program VelociraptorBlade mentions below was a nuclear powered rocket, which was successfully tested several ... by hank 2011-08-09 05:58:54
    • Welcome back aboard the HZ-Wordpress, Hank. by podrock 2011-08-09 07:49:12
    • These things were conceived of back in the Cold War; and were discarded as soon as ballistic missiles were invented. ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-08-08 23:24:13
      • I thought it might be one way to guarantee some country you were overflying would NOT try to shoot you ... by Eri 2011-08-09 04:52:21

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