In the 1950s, as the Cold War was heating up and children were being urged to “duck and cover” from nuclear weapons, car companies seriously proposed powering their cars using lead-lined nuclear reactors. It seems like madness today, but while the world saw the threat of nuclear war, they also saw the seemingly limitless potential from nuclear power. Just how were these vehicles supposed to work and how far did they get to reality? Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_submarine https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-longest-time-a-submarine-can-remain-underwater-given-the-state-of-technology-today http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2015/ph241/sanders1/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Nucleon https://www.yahoo.com/news/ford-nucleon-1957-nuclear-powered-112050842.html https://gtspirit.com/2012/04/08/remarkable-cars-ford-nucleon-%e2%80%92-the-atomic-car/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packard https://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/forum/your-studebaker-forum/general-studebaker-specific-discussion/32428-57-studebaker-packard-astral https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Seattle-ite_XXI Original Ford Seattle-ite XXI brochure. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_X-20_Dyna-Soar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Tremulis https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/is-a-nuclear-powered-car-in-our-future/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLrt_38LR3A If you'd like to support what I do, and get early access to advert-free videos and exclusive channel updates, please consider supporting the channel from just $1 or 80p a month: http://patreon.com/bigcar My second channel - Little Car: https://www.youtube.com/littlecar #bigcar