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    #34: Project Pluto

    October 11th, 2017 · 12 minutes

    In 1957, the U.S. Air Force started a project to build a nuclear-powered missile that would rain down radiation and atomic bombs as it screamed overhead, just above the treetops.

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    Project Pluto - Wikipedia
    Ramjet - Wikipedia
    Project Pluto - Air & Space Magazine