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Comment by perihelions

I don't believe so? Your link doesn't say that those nuclear aircraft actually flew. (?)

I understand that the (claimed, alleged) 2023 nuclear cruise missile test [0] was the first, and only, nuclear-powered aircraft that has flown. All of the Cold War stuff was static-fire tested, at most.

[0] https://www.reuters.com/world/what-is-burevestnik-missile-th... ("What is the Burevestnik missile that Putin says Russia has tested?")

parent perihelions 3 years ago

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