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It seems technically possible, this book (below) on the UH60a suggests that sea based nuclear armaments were supposed to be part of this helicopter in an antisubmarine role but didn't go ahead. The thing is though I guess the armament would have to be at depth and low yield as helicopters can be brought down quite easily by turbulence and are quite slow, with a much higher attrition rate, therefore over land jets like the B2 with stealth capability would probably be more useful and less likely to be shot down before delivery.

http://books.Google.co.uk/books?id=8MwyTX-iA2wC&pg=PA454&lpg=PA454&dq=helicopter+carry+nuclear&source=bl&ots=J0AGsmfQ_h&sig=ChnkwNiXit1r3nBJNuWtyLW5_ZU&hl=en&ei=6-XBSvLMMoav4Qamu9CLCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&safe=active#v=onepage&q=helicopter%20carry%20nuclear&f=false

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