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Good idea, for what it's worth... BuckGalaxy May 11, 2026 11:00 pm (CurrentEvents)

Consequences of the Orange Moron's idiotic war BuckGalaxy May 11, 2026 1:36 am (CurrentEvents)

How are you supposed to win a war when you avoid killing people RobVG May 8, 2026 5:47 pm (CurrentEvents)

There's no way the Post WW2 order can be revived after Trump BuckGalaxy April 30, 2026 5:26 pm (CurrentEvents)

Trump had to be stopped from using nuclear weapons on Iran (edit - no evidence for claim... BAD RL!) RL April 21, 2026 7:57 pm (CurrentEvents)

New Glenn 3 flight profile BuckGalaxy April 18, 2026 12:08 am (Space/Science)

NASA's Moon Base User’s Guide BuckGalaxy April 16, 2026 3:10 pm (Space/Science)

Meanwhile, bye bye National Forest Service podrock April 9, 2026 8:13 am (CurrentEvents)

Is Isreal really a US ally RobVG April 8, 2026 5:21 pm (CurrentEvents)

Eventually, one has to just admit it. podrock April 6, 2026 8:08 pm (CurrentEvents)

Where no one has gone before BuckGalaxy April 6, 2026 7:49 pm (Space/Science)

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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