An interview with a former US Air Force physicist has come up with the astonishing claim that America planned to set off a nuclear bomb on the Moon as the ultimate display of technical and military might. Read More >>
Featured comment by MonkeyTypes:
"There was. I bought my girlfriend at the time an acre of the moon, put the certificate in an envelope and taped the envelope to a cane. I gave it to h..." More »
Take the all-terrain capabilities of the US Army's new packbot, add the uncanny reliability of a Kalishnakov and some tank treads—Boom! You've got yourself an unstoppable killing machine cargo transporter. Read More >>
Educational toys are a clever way to teach your kids while they think they're just having fun. Like this old-school airplane toy which was secretly training America's kids on how to be successful bombardiers for a possible nuclear war. Read More >>
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"[...] Educational Toys Of Yesteryear Taught Important Atomic Bomb Dropping Skills (gizmodo.co.uk) [...]" More »
Depths might not be the right expression, actually, as all of these photographs were taken from space, decades and decades ago. Russian rockets, aircraft carriers, secret military compounds—one legendary spy satellite saw it all from orbit. Read More >>
The HEXAGON satellite spied on America's Cold War foes for over a decade, taking extremely detailed (film!) photographs from space. It was 60 feet long—bigger than a bus. And the public never, ever saw it. We did. Read More >>
Featured comment by malcs:
"love it's big shiny pair of space testicles. I hope that all robots in the future can keep these for hilarious Rochambo incidents." More »
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