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nuclear airbursts

n. (nuclear airburst English)

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American tankers could not refuel Russian aircraft, but to everyone's relief the nozzles for ground fueling were identical, and so the American aircraft could make use of the take fuel from the Russian JP storage tanks, which, they found, were huge, and mainly underground to be protected against nuclear airbursts.

American tankers could not refuel Russian aircraft, but to everyone's relief the nozzles for ground fueling were identical, and so the American aircraft could make use of the jet fuel from the Russian JP storage tanks, which, they found, were huge, and mainly underground to be protected against nuclear airbursts.