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by acidburnNSA 236 days ago
The cruise missile is technically easier than the airplane because you don't need to shield the pilot or crew, which is the really hard part in the air because radiation shielding is heavy.

Project Pluto got quite far along in the US in the 1960s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qMuS5kaDBI