{"id":7523,"date":"2020-06-22T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/?p=7523"},"modified":"2020-06-19T20:57:47","modified_gmt":"2020-06-19T10:57:47","slug":"cold-war-nuclear-powered-aircraft-a-step-too-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/cold-war-nuclear-powered-aircraft-a-step-too-far\/","title":{"rendered":"Cold war nuclear-powered aircraft: A step too far"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Birds and aircraft have a fundamental problem: their range and endurance are limited. To remain aloft requires the expenditure of energy. Eventually, birds must land and rest, and aircraft must refuel. The invention of nuclear power in the 1940s appeared to offer a way to cut this Gordian knot. 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