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  1. uk 75

    NATO Tactical Nuclear Forces

    In the late 1950s the US deployed a bewildering range of tactical nuclear weapons in Western Europe. The US Army had its spectacular 280mm atomic cannon mounted between two trucks. It then had smaller 8" warheads for the M115 howitzer which were made available to the UK and other NATO allies...
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    • cold war cruise missile free fall nuclear bombs free fall nuclear weapons great britain intermediate range ballistic missile north atlantic treaty organisation nuclear battlefield short range ballistic missile tactical nuke united states western europe
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    • Forum: Military
  2. bobbymike

    Current Nuclear Weapons Development

    More Than 23,000 Nukes Found in 14 Nations, Report Says Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 There are an estimated 23,360 nuclear weapons stockpiled in 14 nations, with the great majority held by Russia and the United States, two nonproliferation experts said in a report issued this week (see GSN, Oct...
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    • air launched cruise missile albm cold war ii cruise missile free fall nuclear weapons icbm intermediate range ballistic missile irbm nuclear battlefield nuclear power short range ballistic missile slbm srbm tactical nuke
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    • Forum: Military
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    RAF Boeing Washington B.1 (B-29) with Grand Slam bombs

    I've looked thru every B-29 book I have or have seen & Googled with no luck. I've read that some of the B-29s sent to the RAF were equipped with racks at the wing roots to carry a Grand Slam bomb under each wing. ISTR also that some USAF a/c were modified as well. I've not been able to find pics...
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    • cold war early 1950s free fall nuclear bombs free fall nuclear weapons heavy bomber korean war late 1940s mutual defense assistance act mutual defense assistance program north atlantic treaty organisation nuclear battlefield raf bomber command royal air force strategic bomber united states united states air force
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
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