Top 5 Supersonic Bombers Of The Cold War

During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union (along with some other countries) operated fleets of supersonic and strategic bombers. As the dynamics of war change, new bombers (such as the B-21 Raider) rely on stealth and not speed (the B-21 Raider is believed to be subsonic). In the Cold War, the philosophy may have been, “You can’t hide, but you can run,” today, the development of stealth and air defense missiles means “you can’t run, but you can hide.” Here are five iconic supersonic bombers from the Cold War.