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On September 26, 1983, Soviet Lieutenant Colonel Stanislav Petrov was on the midnight shift at the Serpukhov-15 command center when his early warning satellite...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Convair B-58 Hustler was the world’s first operational Mach 2 bomber and one of the most dangerous aircraft Strategic Air Command ever flew....
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Typically, discussions about the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) having weapons of mass destruction (WMD) center on the issue of its nuclear weapons...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis secretly delivered components of the atomic bomb “Little Boy” to the island of Tinian in July 1945...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Russia’s nuclear triad is usually formidable. The navy’s “boomer” submarines fire noteworthy nuclear missiles, and the boats can run silent and deep. There are...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
In 1957, the U.S. Air Force began Project Pluto — a nuclear-powered cruise missile program. The result was the Supersonic Low Altitude Missile (SLAM)....
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
On August 29-30, 2007, six AGM-129 cruise missiles armed with W80-1 thermonuclear warheads were loaded onto a B-52H bomber at Minot Air Force Base....
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
On January 17, 1966, a U.S. Air Force B-52G strategic bomber from Seymour Johnson AFB in North Carolina — flying Operation Chrome Dome, a...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Roman Kostenko, a Ukrainian military commander and a Member of Parliament, has warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing to use tactical nuclear...