Tupolev Tu-95LAL: A Look At Russia’s Crazy Nuclear Powered Bomber

At the advent of the nuclear age, both the United States and the Soviet Union were been trying to power everything with nuclear power. This included aircraft, which for the US, came in the form of the Convair NB-36H, which was based on the Convair B-36. Meanwhile, the Soviet Union tried to develop its nuclear-powered aircraft: the Tupolev Tu-119, based on the Tupolev Tu-95 bomber.