Radio War Nerd EP 286 — The XB-70 Valkyrie, Part II (with Annibale)

Guest: Annibale Recorded: June 27, 2021 RWN guest Annibale returns for part 2 of our series on the XB-70 Valkyrie (listen to part 1: RWN #284). In this episode, pick up from JFK's decision to cancel the Valkyrie... discuss the CIA's SR-71 spy plane...and the fallout from the cancelation of the Valkyrie, including the Skybolt Crisis and the Nassau Agreement that signaled the end of British independence, and France's withdrawal from NATO.... Follow Annibale on Twitter. Listen to Annibale's RWN series: Italy's Years Of Lead (#134, #135,#136, #139); Italian Resistance in WW2 (#131); Italy on the Eastern Front in WWII (#226, #227, #228, #231, #236); Venetian Empire (#207, #208, #209, #214); The Hundred Years War (#175, #176, #177, #180, #182, #183), The 1970 Borghese Coup (#264, #265). Buy John Dolan's book "The War Nerd Iliad" and his audiobook "Pleasant Hell". Interlude music by Brendon Anderegg. Check out his group Mountains here. Total time: 1:51:55 Direct link to this episode's mp3 here