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Russia’s Nuclear Air-to-Air Missile Is Back From the Cold War

This weapon symbolizes a Russian admission that it can't go toe-to-toe with NATO's fifth-gen fleet.

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Wes O'Donnell
May 27, 2025
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The R-37M Axehead. From Russian MOD. Used without permission because fuck those guys.

It’s official. The Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency just confirmed that Russia is fielding a nuclear-tipped air-to-air missile.

No, you haven’t time-traveled to 1961. This is happening now, in 2025. The Soviet Union may be dead, but its love affair with overkill ha…

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