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Legacy naval guns find new life in the drone age

The presence of a Cold War-era naval gun, installed in a fixed position on shore, in today’s precision-guided missile ...

The military once considered using balloons as nuclear weapons systems

During the Cold War the U.S. considered putting nuclear weapons on balloons and letting them float into enemy territory for a ...
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How To Get Chrysalax Wonder Weapon In CoD: Black Ops Cold War Zombies

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Call of Duty Season 6 brings the story conclusion for Black Ops Cold War's Zombies with Forsaken, and you'll want to get your hands on the map's ...
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Mutually Assured Destruction: Cold War origins of nuclear Armageddon

This article originally appeared in History of War magazine issue 138. From the earliest days of the Cold War, both the US and the USSR had nuclear weapons, but only one means of delivering a strike – ...
Task & Purpose

The Cold War nuclear test that turned the sky crimson

The military wanted to test the electromagnetic impacts of nuclear weapons in space. In 1962 they lit up the sky for hundreds of miles. By Nicholas Slayton Published Feb 10, 2025 8:07 AM EST During ...