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Terrifying: Why France Once Pointed Its Nuclear Weapons at Germany

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In 1962, the 20th Fighter Bomber Wing reequipped with North American F-100 Super Sabres like this one, much better suited for the nuclear "toss bombing" mission due to their greater power and speed.

The World Didn't Understand How Bad Nuclear War Would Be Before This Exercise

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2,100 Rounds a Minute: How Good Is Germany's H&K G11 Rifle?

The G11 Assault Rifle: Movie Prop or Revolutionary Gun?

The Heckler and Koch G11 Assault Rifle Can Fire 2,100 Rounds Per Minute

A Covert Ex-Nazi Army Helped NATO Keep Stalin's Troops Out Of West Germany

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Germany Makes Good Guns But These 5 Are Terrible

30 Years Ago A Soviet Jet Was Intercepted In German Airspace, But Where Was The Pilot?

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That Story of American F-15s Intercepting a Pilotless Soviet MiG-23 in German Airspace

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