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Military Technology & Strategy

A collection of 23 issues

The Feathered Phalanx: When the Australian Army Declared War on Emus and Lost

Facing economic ruin from 20,000 crop-destroying emus, Australian farmers in 1932 called in the army. The result was a military operation so inept and a foe so unexpectedly resilient that it became a national laughingstock and a victory for the birds.

History Military Technology & Strategy Oddities & Curiosities

Project Chariot: The Atomic Plan to Remake Alaska and the People Who Stopped It

In 1958, the U.S. government's Operation Plowshare proposed Project Chariot: a plan to detonate thermonuclear bombs to create a harbor in Alaska. The project faced fierce opposition from scientists and local Iñupiat communities who exposed its devastating risks.

History Military Technology & Strategy Environment & Climate

Declassified: The Pentagon's Secret Foray into Wormholes and Stargates

A declassified DIA document confirms the Pentagon funded research into 'Traversable Wormholes, Stargates, and Negative Energy.' Part of the secretive AATIP UFO program, the paper shows the government was seriously investigating theoretical tech far beyond our current capabilities.

Military Technology & Strategy Science & Nature Space & Astronomy

From Radar Rooms to Your Pocket: The Cold War Origins of the Touchscreen

Today's intuitive touchscreen has a distant, utilitarian origin. The first capacitive screen was invented in the mid-1960s by E. A. Johnson at Britain's Royal Radar Establishment not for phones, but for a high-stakes Cold War job: simplifying air traffic control.

History Inventions & Discoveries Military Technology & Strategy

From Radar to Radarange: The Serendipitous Story of the Microwave Oven

In 1945, engineer Percy Spencer was working on radar magnetrons when he noticed a candy bar in his pocket had melted. Experiments with popcorn and an egg confirmed the radar waves had culinary potential, an accidental discovery that led to the first microwave.

Inventions & Discoveries Technology & Innovation Military Technology & Strategy

A Monumental Undertaking: The Declassified Truth of the CIA's Spy Cat Program

During the Cold War, the CIA launched Project Acoustic Kitty, spending millions to surgically implant listening devices in cats for espionage. The ambitious plan was a spectacular failure, ending after the first feline agent was reportedly killed by a taxi.

History Military Technology & Strategy Oddities & Curiosities

A Glint of Sun, A Gut Decision: The Officer Who Prevented Nuclear War

At the height of Cold War paranoia on Sept. 26, 1983, a Soviet early-warning system reported an incoming US nuclear strike. Protocol demanded immediate retaliation. Lt. Col. Stanislav Petrov, however, trusted his gut that a real attack would not be so limited.

History Biography & Personal Stories Military Technology & Strategy

Stargate's Red Secret: The Declassified Story of the CIA's Psychic Spies on Mars

For over two decades, the U.S. government secretly funded Project Stargate to weaponize "remote viewing" for intelligence. While results were mixed, declassified files revealed a bizarre 1984 session depicting pyramids and a dying race on Mars a million years ago.

History Mysteries & Unsolved Cases Military Technology & Strategy

The Battle With No Enemy: Britain's Secret WWI Submarine Catastrophe

In the dark waters off the Scottish coast on a single night in 1918, the Royal Navy experienced a self-inflicted catastrophe known as the 'Battle of May Island.' In a fleet exercise, a series of collisions sank two submarines and killed over 100 sailors.

History Military Technology & Strategy Mysteries & Unsolved Cases

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