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DetroitLegalBeagle

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7. We had working engines in the 1950s and 60s

Reply to Norrrm (Reply #2)

Sun Oct 26, 2025, 10:26 PM

Oct 26

Basically nuclear ramjets. Instead of burning fuel for the heat they just use s reactor. Air goes in, is compressed by the speed, heated by the reactor, and produces thrust out the back end. Dunno if the russian missiles work this way though, could be something new. Project Pluto was the name of ours.

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Putin Says Russia Now Has Nuclear-Powered Missile [View all] womanofthehills Oct 26 OP

Disgusting. chowder66 Oct 26 #1

Nuclear powered, as in propulsion? Norrrm Oct 26 #2

" Russia tested new nuclear-powered Burevestnik cruise missile" womanofthehills Oct 26 #3

They've been working on this for a while Diraven Oct 26 #4

We had working engines in the 1950s and 60s DetroitLegalBeagle Oct 26 #7

Steam powered from plutonium heat? Frasier Balzov Oct 26 #5

AI - "it contaminates flight path" womanofthehills Oct 26 #6

This is in the category of "Here, hold my vodka". LastDemocratInSC Oct 26 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Oct 26 #9

Someone called it a flying Chernobyl womanofthehills Oct 26 #10

Can't help waving his pee pee around Crunchy Frog Oct 26 #11

problem is - its very intimidating womanofthehills Oct 26 #12

He says things like that a LOT. Crunchy Frog Oct 26 #13

Ukraine has been launching successful long-range missile attacks into Russia for quite some time. Emrys Oct 27 #14

Next up on Poots' intimidation list: Nuclear hand grenades. nt Buns_of_Fire Oct 27 #15

No surprise that Russia is moving back to steam powered propulsion. TheBlackAdder Oct 27 #16