START I
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START I was a bilateral treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union on the reduction and the limitation of strategic offensive arms. The treaty was signed on 31 July 1991 and entered into fo
Presidents George H. W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev sign START, 31 July 1991
Soviet SS-18 intercontinental ballistic missile
U.S. LGM-118 Peacekeeper intercontinental ballistic missile
B-52G Stratofortresses chopped into five pieces at the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center
Rockwell B-1 Lancer
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The Rockwell B-1 Lancer is a supersonic variable-sweep wing, heavy bomber used by the United States Air Force. It has been nicknamed the "Bone". As of 2026, it is one of the U.S. Air Force's three str
START I
…only AGM-86 cruise missiles beginning in 1982 because of Soviet air defense improvements in the early 1980s. The U.S. had begun to introduce the new B-1B Lancer quasi-stealth bomber as well and was secretly developing the Advanced Technology Bomber (ATB) project, which would eventually result in the B-2 Spirit…
A B-1B flying with 20-degree wing sweep
The XB-70 Valkyrie was chosen in 1957 to replace the Hustler but suffered as a result of a switch in doctrine from a high- to a low-altitude flying profile.
AN/APQ-140 radar for the B-1A
B-1A prototype