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Rise of the Superbombs
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Rise of the Superbombs

2018-06-10 · 85 min · ★ 8.5

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Viewers go inside the new world of futuristic conventional warfare and journey through the modern development of the U.S. and worldwide arsenals, highlighting the critical technological turning points of the post-WWII age, the most fearsome weapons in circulation now, and the mind-blowing armaments in development that will soon eclipse anything seen thus far.

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Christopher Cassel
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