Regarding some of the early comments in the thread about getting entirely new and better bombers sooner, perhaps we could look at the BLR (Bomber Long Range) program:
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The XB-19 was the largest US bomber ever built until the B-36 came along.
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The XB-15 was going to be modified into the Y1B-20, which would've been both larger and faster.