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This Was The Biggest Planned Explosion In Warfare Before Hiroshima
June 7, 1917, marked the beginning of the Battle of Messines during World War I, today one of the lesser-known battles of that conflict. A relatively short campaign lasting just one week (June...
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Just How Radioactive Are Low-Yield Nuclear Weapons?
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s repeated nuclear threats against member-states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) for interfering in Russia’s invasion, occupation, and annexation of...
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Soviet Submarine Launched All Its Missiles In An Unprecedented Rehearsal For...
In the final years of the Cold War, the Soviet Navy tasked two of its Delta class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines, or SSBNs, to verify their capability to launch a full salvo of 16...
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Iconic Atomic Bomb Blast Imagery From Japan Almost Never Happened
The mushroom clouds pictured following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 are among the most recognizable images taken in history. Yet the visual documentation of the only uses of...
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The Complicated Legacy Of The V-2 Rocket And Its Designer
In the final installment of his series of articles on the history of the V-2 rocket, historian Dr. Charlie Hall explores the legacy of the V-2 in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Be sure to...
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Why Vertical Smoke Trails Are Seen During Nuclear Explosions
If you’ve seen images of the various mushroom clouds captured during U.S. nuclear weapons tests of the 1950s, you’ve probably wondered why so many feature odd-looking vertical streaks around them....
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Special Forces Parachuted With Nukes Strapped To Them During The Cold War
For U.S. special operations personnel, conducting high-altitude parachute jumps are pretty much par for the course. Yet doing so with a nuclear bomb strapped between your legs is on an entirely...
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This ICBM-Launched Satellite Could Transmit Nuclear Codes When Nothing Else...
During the Cold War, the U.S. became concerned with the question of how it could initiate the launch of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) and nuclear-armed bomber strikes should its...
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The Nuclear Scientist And The Warplane That Became Britain’s Most Unlikely...
Matt Damon announces to the crowd, “We have an early Christmas present for you.” Kenneth Branagh takes over, holding court with an adoring audience. Playing General Leslie Groves, director of the...
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Armored Range Rovers With Nuclear Past Just Auctioned Off
Two exceedingly rare ex-U.K. police armored Range Rovers — which, in a previous life, served together as escort vehicles for heavy-duty transports carrying components of nuclear weapons — were...
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