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ERCS doomsday satellite of the Cold War

America’s Cold War Doomsday Satellite America’s Cold War Doomsday Satellite

By Tyler Rogoway

Jun 4 2:59 PM EDT

Range Rover, previously used by the Ministry of Defense's Special Operations Group, sold at auction

Armored Range Rovers With Nuclear Past Just Auctioned Off Armored Range Rovers With Nuclear Past Just Auctioned Off

By Oliver Parken

Oct 31 2:26 PM EDT

Mosquito BOAC WWII nuclear

The Nuclear Scientist And The Warplane That Became Britain’s Most Unlikely Airliner The Nuclear Scientist And The Warplane That Became Britain’s Most Unlikely Airliner

By Rowland White

Oct 13 3:27 PM EDT

This ICBM-Launched Satellite Could Transmit Nuclear Codes When Nothing Else Was Left To This ICBM-Launched Satellite Could Transmit Nuclear Codes When Nothing Else Was Left To

By Oliver Parken, Joseph Trevithick

Aug 29 4:27 PM EDT

Green Beret conducts high-altitude freefall jump with an SADM

Special Forces Parachuted With Nukes Strapped To Them During The Cold War Special Forces Parachuted With Nukes Strapped To Them During The Cold War

By Oliver Parken

Jun 9 5:32 PM EDT

Operation Teapot MET explosion

Why Vertical Smoke Trails Are Seen During Nuclear Explosions Why Vertical Smoke Trails Are Seen During Nuclear Explosions

By Oliver Parken

May 12 6:56 PM EDT

Von Braun V-2 rocket NASA

The Complicated Legacy Of The V-2 Rocket And Its Designer The Complicated Legacy Of The V-2 Rocket And Its Designer

By Dr. Charlie Hall

Apr 12 5:16 PM EDT

Atomic blast mushroom cloud, 1945

Iconic Atomic Bomb Blast Imagery From Japan Almost Never Happened Iconic Atomic Bomb Blast Imagery From Japan Almost Never Happened

By Oliver Parken

Mar 28 4:59 PM EDT

Russian Salvo Submarine Missile

Soviet Submarine Launched All Its Missiles In An Unprecedented Rehearsal For Armageddon Soviet Submarine Launched All Its Missiles In An Unprecedented Rehearsal For Armageddon

By Matus Smutny

Jan 30 3:35 PM EST

Nuclear Weapon Tactical

Just How Radioactive Are Low-Yield Nuclear Weapons? Just How Radioactive Are Low-Yield Nuclear Weapons?

By James Ragland, Adam Lowther, James Petrosky, Robyn Hutchins

Dec 19 6:46 PM EST

The Battle of Messines

This Was The Biggest Planned Explosion In Warfare Before Hiroshima This Was The Biggest Planned Explosion In Warfare Before Hiroshima

By Oliver Parken

Dec 9 7:12 PM EST

V-2 white sands

The V-2 Rocket: Rise Of The Space Race And Cold War Missiles The V-2 Rocket: Rise Of The Space Race And Cold War Missiles

By Dr. Charlie Hall

Dec 8 6:47 PM EST

The Soviet Meteorit Mach-3 Cruise Missile Was A Colossal Cold War Oddity

The Soviet Meteorit Mach-3 Cruise Missile Was A Colossal Cold War Oddity The Soviet Meteorit Mach-3 Cruise Missile Was A Colossal Cold War Oddity

By Thomas Newdick

Nov 8 6:21 PM EST

There Were Doomsday Ships Ready To Ride Out Nuclear Armageddon Before There Were Doomsday Planes

There Were Doomsday Ships Ready To Ride Out Nuclear Armageddon Before There Were Doomsday Planes There Were Doomsday Ships Ready To Ride Out Nuclear Armageddon Before There Were Doomsday Planes

By Thomas Newdick

Feb 19 1:18 PM EST

New Docs Show 1983 NATO Exercise Led To The Soviets Arming 100 Jets For Nuclear War

New Docs Show 1983 NATO Exercise Led To The Soviets Arming 100 Jets For Nuclear War New Docs Show 1983 NATO Exercise Led To The Soviets Arming 100 Jets For Nuclear War

By Thomas Newdick

Feb 18 6:32 PM EST

Take A Rare Look Inside Russia’s Doomsday Ballistic Missile Warning System

Take A Rare Look Inside Russia’s Doomsday Ballistic Missile Warning System Take A Rare Look Inside Russia’s Doomsday Ballistic Missile Warning System

By Thomas Newdick

Feb 15 8:31 PM EST