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Old February 13th 04, 06:39 PM
Mark
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Have wondered whether the thinking behind the design was to engage multiple
bombers (i.e. a formation) with one weapon....

Somehow I can't picture B-17 type formations of Bears coming down from the
north (more like multiple aircraft flying multiple/coordinated routes), but
you never know???

Mark

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On Wed, 11 Feb 2004 23:11:48 GMT, "Harley W. Daugherty"
wrote:

Also the mission
profile during a nuclear war left a LOT to be desired.


Did it in fact carry nuclear-tipped missiles?

(What *were* we thinking?)

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