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Thursday, September 24, 2009
Weapons

Get Nervous: Rusty Soviet Doomsday System Still Turned On

12:00AM Jesus Diaz | Wired Magazine has a fascinating article on the doomsday system that was built by the Soviets 25 years ago. It was designed to obliterate the US no matter what happened to the USSR—and it still works today. Shiver. More »
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Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Science

How Not To Launch a Rocket: The Nedelin Disaster

7:00AM Gizmodo US Edition | History’s worst rocket tragedy actually occurred on the ground, in 1960, when the Soviets were experimenting with a dangerous new fuel. Piers Bizony chronicles it in his upcoming book, How To Build Your Own Spaceship: More »
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