= Aircraft Reactor Experiment
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The Aircraft Reactor Experiment (ARE) was a project developed by the United States in the late 1950s to explore the feasibility of using nuclear power for aircraft propulsion. Conducted by the Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Atomic Energy Commission, the primary objective of the experiment was to determine if a nuclear reactor could be designed for use in an aircraft engine and if it could provide sufficient thrust and power for sustained flight.
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