Nuclear anti-aircraft weapons The Hughes AIM-26 Falcon was a larger, more powerful version of the AIM-4 Falcon air-to-air missile. It is notable for being the only U.S. guided air-to-air weapon with a nuclear warhead. ...more on Wikipedia about "AIM-26 Falcon"
The AIM-68 is an air-to-air missile built by the United States of America. ...more on Wikipedia about "AIM-68 Big Q"
The Genie was an unguided air-to-air missile with a nuclear warhead, used by interceptor aircraft of the United States Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force. ...more on Wikipedia about "AIR-2 Genie"
The Bomarc Missile Program was a joint United States of America- Canada effort between 1957 and 1971 to protect against the USSR bomber threat. It involved the deployment of tactical stations armed with Bomarc missiles along east and west coasts of North America and central areas of the continent. BOMARC and SAGE were phased out in the late sixties as they were ineffective and costly. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bomarc Missile Program"
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