The B-52 Stratofortress can carry up to 13,608kg of weapons, including — most importantly — nukes. And it can carry them virtually all around the planet, designed to start (or retaliate) nuclear warfare. Here’s a look at armageddon, in night vision.
This video, from the Red Flag wargames that recently went down in Nevada, should give you a pretty good look at how complicated (and tense!) operating this Cold War beast is, even in peacetime. Now just imagining operating in the dark while you’re flying over a hostile nation with 20 nukes in your belly. [The Aviationist]