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US Air Force flaunts B52 bombers capable of carrying 20 city-blasting nukes
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dailystar.co.ukThe Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxThe US Air Force has shown off the rapid response capability of its nuclear bomber fleet with eight B-52s lined up together for an explosive “cart start.”For a standard take-off, the venerable B52 heavy bomber requirers almost an hour of warm-up.But for a cartridge start takeoff, ground crews place a small explosive charge inside the turbofan engine to get it moving – taking warmup time down under 10 minutesThat could prove essential in the early stages of a nuclear exchange.The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress (affectionally known by airmen as the BUFF or Big Ugly Fat F***er) first flew in 1952.The 160ft long monster entered front-line.
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