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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Low-Way557 on 2024-09-17 20:41:06+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that during the Cold War, the U.S. Army trained elite soldiers to deploy nuclear weapons by hand. They developed special rigs for Special Forces paratroopers to jump with bombs strapped to their chests.