WS-125
Sign in to saveThe WS-125 was an American super-long-range strategic bomber project during the Cold War to develop a nuclear-powered aircraft.
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The WS-125 was an American super-long-range strategic bomber project during the Cold War to develop a nuclear-powered aircraft.
==Development== In 1954, the United States Air Force (USAF) issued a weapons system requirement for a nuclear-powered bomber, designated WS-125. In 1956, General Electric teamed up with Convair (X211 program) and Pratt & Whitney with Lockheed in competitive engine/airframe development to address the requirement.
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