Nuclear Future: Underwater and in the Skies

... to the temptation to look “beyond the horizon.” The Air Component: Searching for Ways to Justify its Existence Alexander Yermakov: Nuclear Future: Rethinking the Nuclear Forces in the Days to Come Heavy aircraft served as the first carriers of nuclear weapons, free-falling bombs, and for a long time, they remained the principal carriers. As time went by, bombs were first supplemented and then virtually supplanted by missiles, particularly after today’s long-range cruise missiles (LRCM) appeared in both in long-range and in small-scale. However, despite new weapons, missile bombers still had several problems that resulted in only the USA and Russia (and to some extent China with its program for designing a new bomber, which likely ...