Originally Posted by WebPilot
However had the Cold War continued beyond 1990 it is unlikely that the B52 would still be in service today - B52s over Iraq in 1990 were one thing, over Mother Russia it would have been something very different.
This is slightly OT, but the might BUFF was planned to be around after 1990 in the Cold War. As a cruise missile carrier and not a pure "bombs away" mission admittedly, but still a useful aircraft.
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