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The National Interest on MSN17h
The Air Force Wants to Keep the B-52 Stratofortress—but There’s a Catch
The B-52 is a strategic bomber capable of carrying more than 70,000 lbs of conventional and nuclear weapons. It can reach ...
VietNamNet12d
Soviet military experts supported Vietnam’s resistance for a decade
From July 1965, the Soviet government established a team of military experts and sent them to assist the Vietnam People's ...
Vietnam Veterans Worry That a War’s Hard Lessons Are Being Forgotten
The conflict profoundly affected the American troops who served there, as well as the nation’s culture and politics. But 50 ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN13d
Flying the B-52: Cold War Giant, Still on Duty
The B-52 Stratofortress isn’t just a bomber it’s a flying piece of history, still serving decades after its first flight in ...
The Washington Post4d
What do you know about the Vietnam War? Take our quiz.
How much do you actually know about the conflict? You can test your knowledge by taking our Vietnam War quiz. A U.S. Air Force B-52 delivers a bomb load of more than 38,000 pounds in South Vietnam ...