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Nuclear weapon transporter truck undergoes rocket crash test

Published Oct 12 2020 at 1:16 AM GMT
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  • Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) has successfully conducted a full-scale crash test of the semi-tractor-trailer truck that will be used to transport nuclear weapons inside the United States.
  • The Mobile Guardian Transporter was tested at SNL's rocket sled test track in New Mexico in June, where a second fully loaded semi-tractor trailer was propelled by rockets at highway speeds into the transporter for a broadside collision.
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  • Published Oct 12, 2020 1:16 AM GMT