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The Army once considered a nuclear-powered tank built by Chrysler
Chrysler's TV-8 tank design aimed to use a nuclear reactor for unlimited range but posed radiation risks to nearby troops and was canceled by 1956.
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The Army once considered a nuclear-powered tank built by Chrysler
In the early years of nuclear development, as atomic bombs and nuclear power made their way into the American military arsenal, companies in the defense industry sometimes got weird with them. They developed nuclear air-to-air missiles, portable nuclear launch devices, tried to create nuclear death clouds in the atmosphere and nukes small enough for Special Forces soldiers to parachute with. They even considered nuclear-powered bases on the Moon…
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