Yes but that lead to a proposal for a Nuclear Ramjet cruse missile No payload needed, just circle it over you're enemies territory until everything died.
John Sessoms wrote: > From: graywolf > > >> A conspiracy theory there, Bob? Personally I like the one for the >> nucular engines for the B-1 Bomber. "When you are dealing with atomic >> energy and you get 10 times the power output you thought you were >> supposed to, you do not proceed with testing". >> > > The nuclear engine testbed was the XB-36H [modified B-36 bomber], and it > wasn't 10x the power that was a problem it was 10x the radiation ... > took too much shielding to make it "safe" for the crew, and the added > weight of the shielding canceled out the bomb load. > > -- Remember, it’s pillage then burn. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
