* The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration released declassified footage from 1960 showing how to operate B-52s with nuclear missiles
* Crew members received extensive training and wouldn't know if a mission was a test or not until they reached their target
* Officials released the 30-minute video on March 20 as Russian leaders threaten nuclear forces if the West continues to send arms to Ukraine
Declassified footage from 1960 revealed how the United States Air Force would perform nuclear strikes if needed amid the Cold War.
The video, Nuclear Effects During SAC Delivery Missions, released by The US National Archives and Records Administration on March 20 helped prepare bomber crews operating B-52s.
At the time, the aircrafts had nuclear missiles onboard that were ready to launch if the US was attacked by the Soviet Union.
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Update: Declassified Video Shows How B-52 Crews Would Conduct Nuclear Strikes During Cold War (Aviationist)
WNU Editor: Russian has also been declassifying their old nuclear files (see below).
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