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Old 04-October-2004, 09:27 PM
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Default Re: The "American Korolev"

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Originally Posted by Waarthog
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His Atlas, Titan, and Thor rockets were all retired as weapons by 1965,
[Nitpick]The Nuclear Titans were deactivated in the mid/late 80's. [/Nitpick]
Yes. A friend of mine and I got a tour of an active-duty Titan II solo with our science teacher (AF reserve) when we were in 8th grade (late 70s). Oh, the joys of being a science nerd. \/
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