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Originally Posted by Pierre
They still do it now, doubt they’re “nuke runs”. In the 70’s if they were nuke runs then Lightnings would have knocked them out before they got anywhere close.
Response time checks
My first reply, that you highlighted, that you are responding to was obviously pithy on my part.
What about the other bit?
If you are positing this
I very much disagree. ICBMs took over and are still now the primary delivery platform of nuclear warheads.
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"simulated" being the operative word…
They turned around before they entered our airspace - as you state, they were testing our response times.
You appear to be moving the goalposts from
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Bombers as a delivery mechanism for nuclear warhead ended in the 60's.
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ICBMs took over and are still now the primary delivery platform of nuclear warheads.
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The Nuclear Armed aircraft in the 70s, 80s, and 90s were not "obsolete"or "in reserve", they were an active part of the Nuclear Triad/Trifecta response.
The USA and Russia still plan around the Nuclear Triad/Trifecta (Land ICBMs, Sea Ballistic Missile Subs, and Air B52Hs & B2As).
https://www.defense.gov/Multimedia/E...Nuclear-Triad/
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Consisting of 46 nuclear-capable B-52H Stratofortress and 20 B-2A Spirit aircraft, the nation's bomber fleet is the most flexible leg of the triad, capable of providing massive firepower in a short time anywhere on the globe, even through the most advanced defenses.
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https://tass.com/defense/1378715
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"The air strategic nuclear forces have been equipped with four upgraded Tu-95MS strategic missile carriers.
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