FIM-92 Stinger Missile
The FIM-92 Stinger is a Man-Portable Air-Defense System (MANPADS) that operates as an infrared homing surface-to-air missile (SAM). It can
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Atlas ICBM
The SM-65 Atlas was the first operational intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) developed by the United States and the first member
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Bombing of Hiroshima
The United States detonated two nuclear weapons over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9,
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Tsar Bomba
The Soviet RDS-202 hydrogen bomb, known by Western nations as Tsar Bomba was the most powerful nuclear weapon ever created.
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Antonov An-124 Ruslan
The Antonov An-124 Ruslan is a strategic airlift quadjet. It was designed in the 1980s by the Antonov design bureau
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Cuban Missiles Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis, also known as the October Crisis of 1962, the Caribbean Crisis, or the Missile Scare, was
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The Man Who Saved The World
Vasily Alexandrovich Arkhipov, (30 January 1926 – 19 August 1998) was a Soviet Navy officer credited with preventing a Soviet
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M4 Sherman Tank
The M4 Sherman, officially Medium Tank, M4, was the most widely used medium tank by the United States and Western
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T-34 Main Battle Tank
The T-34, a Soviet medium tank, had a profound and lasting effect on the field of tank design. At its
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John Browning Guns
John Moses Browning (January 23, 1855 – November 26, 1926) was an American firearms designer who developed many varieties of
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M1 Garand Rifle
The M1 Garand is a .30-06 caliber semi-automatic rifle that was the standard U.S. service rifle during World War II
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B-29 Superfortress Bomber
The Boeing B-29 Superfortress is a four-engine propeller-driven heavy bomber designed by Boeing and flown primarily by the United States
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XB-70 Valkyrie Bomber
The North American Aviation XB-70 Valkyrie was the prototype version of the planned B-70 nuclear-armed, deep-penetration strategic bomber for the
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Russian Helicopters History
Mil Mi-1 helicopter, the first Soviet helicopter to enter serial production, made its first flight 70 years ago, in September
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Mikoyan MiG-29 Fighter Jet
The Mikoyan MiG-29 (Fulcrum) is a twin-engine jet fighter aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. Developed by the Mikoyan design
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Eurofighter Typhoon
The Eurofighter Typhoon is a twin-engine, canard-delta wing, multirole fighter. The Typhoon was designed and is manufactured by a consortium
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T-62 Main Battle Tank
The T-62 is a Soviet main battle tank that was first introduced in 1961. As a further development of the
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Centurion Tank
The Centurion was the primary British main battle tank of the post-Second World War period. Introduced in 1945, it is
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Vanguard Class Submarine
The Vanguard class is a class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) in service with the Royal Navy. The class
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Mig-25 and Mig-31
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 (Foxbat) is a supersonic interceptor and reconnaissance aircraft that was among the fastest military aircraft to enter
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Seawolf Class Submarine
The Seawolf class is a class of nuclear-powered fast attack submarines (SSN) in service with the United States Navy. The
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USS Nautilus Submarine
USS Nautilus (SSN-571) was the world’s first operational nuclear-powered submarine and the first submarine to complete a submerged transit of
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Cruise Missile
A cruise missile is a guided missile used against terrestrial targets that remains in the atmosphere and flies the major
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Harrier Jump Jet
The Harrier, informally referred to as the Harrier Jump Jet, is a family of jet-powered attack aircraft capable of vertical/short
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Rockwell B-1 Lancer Bomber
The Rockwell B-1 Lancer is a supersonic variable-sweep wing, heavy bomber used by the United States Air Force. It is
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Boeing RC-135 Spy Aircraft
The Boeing RC-135 is a family of large reconnaissance aircraft built by Boeing and modified by a number of companies,
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How Nuclear Weapon Works
Nuclear weapon bomb works by initiating a nuclear chain reaction, which releases a huge amount of energy relative to conventional
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Mirage 2000 Fighter Jet
The Dassault Mirage 2000 is a French multirole, single-engine fourth-generation jet fighter manufactured by Dassault Aviation. It was designed in
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F-16 Falcon Fighter Jet
The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is a single-engine supersonic multirole fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics (now Lockheed
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Abrams Tank History
The M1 Abrams is an American third-generation main battle tank. It is named after General Creighton Abrams, former Army chief
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