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Cold War Spy Plane
Cold War Spy Plane
Cold War Spy Plane
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U-2 spy plane outlasted the Cold War and outlived its successor. But defense cuts now threaten to knock the high-flying reconnaissance aircraft from the sky. The planes can soar to an altitude of 70,000 feet, collect intelligence on North Korea and Russia, and quickly send the data to U...
Russian Treaty Inspectors Visit
Russian Treaty Inspectors Visit
Russian Treaty Inspectors Visit
  HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Air Force officials say Russian inspectors visited Montana this month to verify that 18 nuclear missile launch facilities have been demolished as part of a 2011 arms-control treaty. Malmstrom Air Force Base officials say the inspectors spent 12 hours on April 9 viewing the facilities in central Montana to see that the doors had been removed and the launcher tubes filled with

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