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Cold War’s best kept secret: Spy satellite that stayed hidden for 30 years
Launched in utter secrecy, Parcae’s orbital triads tracked Soviet warships in real-time, offering a vital edge at the height of the Cold War.
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The secret Soviet radar hidden in Chernobyl’s shadow
In a remote forest, a few kilometres from the Chernobyl power plant, the huge Duga-2 radar tower stands as relic of Soviet mismanagement. Video by Adrian Hartrick and Dominika Ozynska Follow BBC ...
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An appreciation: How physicist Evgeny Velikhov helped end the US-Soviet nuclear arms race
Evgeny Velikhov's many accomplishments in reducing the threat from nuclear weapons—during and after the Cold War—are ...
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See Lockheed's cutting-edge $50 million stealth ship the US Navy couldn't find a use for
Driven by the Soviet Union's advancements in radar and missile systems, the US military moved beyond just reducing radar ...