Cold War (Page 2)

Posted on Jul 31, 2023

Air

Aircraft Carriers With Rubber Decks Were A Bad Idea Aircraft Carriers With Rubber Decks Were A Bad Idea

Posted on Jul 7, 2023

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

Posted on Jun 9, 2023

Sea

Cold War U.S. Navy Nearly Armed Its Frigates With Mk 48 Heavyweight Torpedoes Cold War U.S. Navy Nearly Armed Its Frigates With Mk 48 Heavyweight Torpedoes

By Kevin Noonan

Posted on Jun 6, 2023

Nuclear

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

Posted on May 12, 2023

Sea

The Navy Procured This Midget Submarine For Coastal Defense During The Cold War The Navy Procured This Midget Submarine For Coastal Defense During The Cold War

Posted on Apr 26, 2023

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

Posted on Apr 12, 2023

Sea

This German Cruiser With A Crazy Past Had These Even Wackier Torpedo Launchers This German Cruiser With A Crazy Past Had These Even Wackier Torpedo Launchers

Posted on Mar 1, 2023

Russia Also Has A Fleet Of Spy Balloons Russia Also Has A Fleet Of Spy Balloons

By Piotr Butowski

Updated on Feb 13, 2023

The Soviets Built Bespoke Balloon-Killer Planes During The Cold War The Soviets Built Bespoke Balloon-Killer Planes During The Cold War

By Piotr Butowski

Posted on Feb 7, 2023

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

Updated on Jan 31, 2023

Sea

Navy Pilot Who Secretly Killed Four MiGs On One Mission Finally Recognized Navy Pilot Who Secretly Killed Four MiGs On One Mission Finally Recognized

Posted on Jan 24, 2023

Sea

How A British Submarine Spent Hours Under A Russian Aircraft Carrier How A British Submarine Spent Hours Under A Russian Aircraft Carrier

By Matus Smutny

Posted on Jan 11, 2023

Air

The B-2’s Little-Known GAM Weapon Was The First Satellite-Guided Bomb The B-2’s Little-Known GAM Weapon Was The First Satellite-Guided Bomb

Posted on Jan 5, 2023

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

Posted on Dec 8, 2022

USAF Simulator Train B52 KC135 Fairchild2

Air

The B-52 Flight Simulator Trains Of The Cold War The B-52 Flight Simulator Trains Of The Cold War

By Emma Helfrich

Updated on Apr 29, 2022

Unique Soviet Monster Tank Designed To Survive A Nuclear Blast Has Roared Back To Life Unique Soviet Monster Tank Designed To Survive A Nuclear Blast Has Roared Back To Life

Updated on Mar 31, 2022

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Bug Out To Your Own Decommissioned Atlas Missile Silo For $380k Bug Out To Your Own Decommissioned Atlas Missile Silo For $380k

By Brett Tingley

Posted on Feb 1, 2022

Space

Space Shuttle Carrying 747 Was Secretly Modified To Defend Itself From Heat-Seeking Missiles (Updated) Space Shuttle Carrying 747 Was Secretly Modified To Defend Itself From Heat-Seeking Missiles (Updated)

Updated on Jan 28, 2022

Air

The Secretive U-2 Spy Plane Missions Flown Out Of Norway’s Bodø Airbase The Secretive U-2 Spy Plane Missions Flown Out Of Norway’s Bodø Airbase

Updated on Jan 6, 2022

This Myth-Busting Walk-Around Of The Soviet MiG-23 Flogger Fighter Is A Must-Watch This Myth-Busting Walk-Around Of The Soviet MiG-23 Flogger Fighter Is A Must-Watch

Updated on Nov 10, 2021

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 and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 9, 2021

Sea

Life On The High Seas Aboard A Tin Can Destroyer During The Cold War Life On The High Seas Aboard A Tin Can Destroyer During The Cold War

By Juan Rivera

Updated on Oct 22, 2021

Air

Become One Of The Last Starfighters By Buying This Pristine Mach Two Capable F-104 Become One Of The Last Starfighters By Buying This Pristine Mach Two Capable F-104

Posted on Oct 8, 2021

Two NATO Fighters Accidentally Flew Behind The Iron Curtain 60 Years Ago Today Two NATO Fighters Accidentally Flew Behind The Iron Curtain 60 Years Ago Today

Updated on Sep 16, 2021

Sea

Surface-Launched Version Of The Tomcat’s AIM-54 Phoenix Missile Nearly Armed Cold War Carriers Surface-Launched Version Of The Tomcat’s AIM-54 Phoenix Missile Nearly Armed Cold War Carriers

Posted on Aug 11, 2021

Air

The Mach-3 XF-108 Rapier Would Have Packed Its Big Missiles On A Revolver-Like Launcher The Mach-3 XF-108 Rapier Would Have Packed Its Big Missiles On A Revolver-Like Launcher

Posted on Jul 14, 2021

You Can Bug-Out To Your Own Cold War Communications Bunker For A Cool $695,000 You Can Bug-Out To Your Own Cold War Communications Bunker For A Cool $695,000

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Jul 13, 2021

The Soviet-Era Hurricane High-Speed Missile Boat Had Absolutely Gargantuan Hydrofoils The Soviet-Era Hurricane High-Speed Missile Boat Had Absolutely Gargantuan Hydrofoils

Updated on Jun 12, 2021

A Boeing 707 That Survived The ‘Black September’ Hijacking Spree Is Getting Scrapped A Boeing 707 That Survived The ‘Black September’ Hijacking Spree Is Getting Scrapped

Updated on May 11, 2021

The Hunt For A Soviet Submarine Desperately Trying To Sneak Through The Strait Of Gibraltar The Hunt For A Soviet Submarine Desperately Trying To Sneak Through The Strait Of Gibraltar

By Juan Rivera

Updated on Apr 23, 2021

Articulated Gun Pods Allowed Soviet Aircraft To Fire Backwards, Downwards, And Even Sideways Articulated Gun Pods Allowed Soviet Aircraft To Fire Backwards, Downwards, And Even Sideways

Updated on Apr 12, 2021

Canada’s CF-105 Arrow Interceptor Is The Cold War Legend That Refuses To Die Canada’s CF-105 Arrow Interceptor Is The Cold War Legend That Refuses To Die

By Stephen Walker

Posted on Mar 25, 2021

The Soviet Union’s Railway-Based Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Had An Inflatable Nosecone The Soviet Union’s Railway-Based Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Had An Inflatable Nosecone

Updated on Mar 10, 2021

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

Updated on Feb 18, 2021

Here’s Our Best Look Yet At Russia’s Secretive Space Cannon, The Only Gun Ever Fired In Space Here’s Our Best Look Yet At Russia’s Secretive Space Cannon, The Only Gun Ever Fired In Space

Updated on Feb 16, 2021

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

Updated on Feb 16, 2021

Sea

The Oddly Shaped USS Grayback Was A Cold War Submarine Like No Other The Oddly Shaped USS Grayback Was A Cold War Submarine Like No Other

Updated on Feb 14, 2021

The Story Of The Jet That Would Have Delivered South Africa’s Nuclear Bomb The Story Of The Jet That Would Have Delivered South Africa’s Nuclear Bomb

Updated on Jan 18, 2021

Air

Behold The SR-71 Blackbird’s Nest At Dawn Behold The SR-71 Blackbird’s Nest At Dawn

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 2, 2021

Reflections And Wisdom From A Cold War Submarine Hunter Reflections And Wisdom From A Cold War Submarine Hunter

Updated on Dec 30, 2020

Fighting World War Three In A Fjord And Chasing Soviet Submarines In The S-3 Viking Fighting World War Three In A Fjord And Chasing Soviet Submarines In The S-3 Viking

Updated on Dec 30, 2020

Confessions Of A Submarine Hunting S-3 Viking Crewman During The Twilight Of The Cold War Confessions Of A Submarine Hunting S-3 Viking Crewman During The Twilight Of The Cold War

Updated on Dec 30, 2020

The Making Of A Submarine Hunting S-3 Viking Crewman The Making Of A Submarine Hunting S-3 Viking Crewman

Updated on Dec 30, 2020

Britain’s Shackleton Radar Plane Was Born As An Already Antiquated Cold War Dinosaur Britain’s Shackleton Radar Plane Was Born As An Already Antiquated Cold War Dinosaur

Posted on Dec 24, 2020

Air

Chasing Soviet Missiles In The Cobra Ball From A Desolate Rock In The Aleutian Islands Chasing Soviet Missiles In The Cobra Ball From A Desolate Rock In The Aleutian Islands

By Robert Hopkins

Updated on Dec 16, 2020

The Soviet Union’s Burya Cruise Missile Was A Little-Known Cold War Monster The Soviet Union’s Burya Cruise Missile Was A Little-Known Cold War Monster

Updated on Dec 16, 2020

This Was The Largest Conventional Explosion America Ever Set Off This Was The Largest Conventional Explosion America Ever Set Off

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Air

Here’s How An EC-135 Crew Pulled Off One Of The Most Jaw-Dropping Air Show Takeoffs Ever Here’s How An EC-135 Crew Pulled Off One Of The Most Jaw-Dropping Air Show Takeoffs Ever

By Robert Hopkins

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Russia Releases “Tsar Bomba” Test Footage Of The Most Powerful Nuclear Bomb Blast Ever Russia Releases “Tsar Bomba” Test Footage Of The Most Powerful Nuclear Bomb Blast Ever

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The Mysterious Cold War Case Of Unidentified Aircraft Descending On Loring Air Force Base The Mysterious Cold War Case Of Unidentified Aircraft Descending On Loring Air Force Base

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Air

F-102 Delta Dagger’s Weapons Bays Combined Rockets And Missiles In A Feat Of Cold War Ingenuity F-102 Delta Dagger’s Weapons Bays Combined Rockets And Missiles In A Feat Of Cold War Ingenuity

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Yes, The United States Did Draw Up A Plan To Drop 80 Nuclear Weapons On North Korea Yes, The United States Did Draw Up A Plan To Drop 80 Nuclear Weapons On North Korea

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Air

The Day The Royal Air Force Lost Six Jet Fighters In Just 45 Minutes The Day The Royal Air Force Lost Six Jet Fighters In Just 45 Minutes

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Britain’s Cold War-Era Monster Destroyer Has Finally Been Retired Britain’s Cold War-Era Monster Destroyer Has Finally Been Retired

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The TOZ-81 ‘Mars’ Gun Was The Soviet Union’s Ultimate Space Revolver The TOZ-81 ‘Mars’ Gun Was The Soviet Union’s Ultimate Space Revolver

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Russia Still Uses This Cold War Relic Of An Underground Anti-Ship Missile System In Crimea Russia Still Uses This Cold War Relic Of An Underground Anti-Ship Missile System In Crimea

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

New Insights Into Mysterious Soviet ‘Dome Of Light’ Phenomenon In Declassified Documents New Insights Into Mysterious Soviet ‘Dome Of Light’ Phenomenon In Declassified Documents

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Air

This Soviet Twin-Rotor Helicopter Design Was A High-Speed Rival To The Mi-24 Hind This Soviet Twin-Rotor Helicopter Design Was A High-Speed Rival To The Mi-24 Hind

Updated on Nov 25, 2020

Sea

Navy Maritime Patrol Planes Flying From Cold War Base In Bermuda For First Time In Decades Navy Maritime Patrol Planes Flying From Cold War Base In Bermuda For First Time In Decades

Updated on Nov 20, 2020

Iran Touts Buried “Missile Farms” Like Ones The United States Explored During The Cold War Iran Touts Buried “Missile Farms” Like Ones The United States Explored During The Cold War

Updated on Aug 10, 2020

Now Russia Wants To Bring Back Missile-Armed Ekranoplans To Defend Its Claims In The Arctic Now Russia Wants To Bring Back Missile-Armed Ekranoplans To Defend Its Claims In The Arctic

Updated on Jul 31, 2020