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The Soviet Vityaz Was The Big Dog Of The Cold War
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.
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Russian Cosmonaut: Our Shuttle Was Safer, Could Drop Nukes From Orbit
Russia’s Buran program was very short lived. Like, only one flight short lived. But according to cosmonaut (and ISS alum) Oleg Kotov, the craft had some serious potential – outclassing its American rival at both saving lives and destroying them.
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R.I.P. Hervey Stockman, First Pilot To Fly A Spy Plane Over Soviet Territory
Hervey Stockman passed away today, leaving behind a legacy as the first man to pilot a dedicated spy plane in Soviet airspace. Taking the Lockheed U-2 into Communist territory in the middle of the Cold War, Stockman was able to collect data on the USSR while evading MiGs trying to intercept him.