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The Biggest Strengths & Weaknesses Of The Tu-95 Strategic Bomber
Weighing nearly 60,000 lbs. with a length of 26 feet and 6.9 feet in diameter, the standard version of the Tu-95 couldn't carry the Tsar Bomba and had to undergo a few modifications. The Soviets ...
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The Legacy of the Soviet Union’s Tsar Bomba Still Haunts Us
Tsar Bomba was a three-stage device, involving the fusion of hydrogen isotopes. A modified Tu-95 bomber codenamed “Bear” dropped it from the air. On the day the iconic bomb was dropped ...
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Russia’s upgraded Tu-95 strategic bomber to make debut flight by late August
"I hope our Tu-95 long-awaited heavily-upgraded plane will take to the skies in Taganrog before the end of August," the chief executive said. Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicted more than ...
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Russia to double Tu-95 strategic bomber’s combat power this year, says government official
TASS/. The combat power of Russian Tu-95 strategic bombers will be doubled this year, Deputy Industry and Trade Minister Oleg Bocharov said on Thursday. The government official made this statement ...