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The article mentions some weapons that were mounted on Jeeps - but doesn't mention that there were Jeep mounted nuclear weapons! The Davy Crockett "tactical nuclear recoilless rifle":

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davy_Crockett_%28nuclear_device...




I think that is because by the time this was written (1982) Davy Crockett and other tactical nukes had been phased out due to both sides being capable of a "second strike".

[0] http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual_assured_destruction




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