nuclear battlefield

https://spectrum.ieee.org/eniac-80-ieee-milestone https://spectrum.ieee.org/eniac-80th-anniversary-weaving https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ENIAC

To start with, on a once again topical note from back in 1964: https://time.com/archive/6832099/nuclear-energy-ploughshare-canals/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Plowshare

Agreed that the most likely next step after a blockade is an amphibious assault. Which is why 7th Fleet and SUBPAC are keeping a close eye on what's going on. Declaring a blockade would probably very quickly result in SUBPAC declaring unrestricted submarine warfare.

https://www.wkms.org/energy/2025-07-25/billionaire-peter-thiel-backing-first-privately-developed-us-uranium-enrichment-facility-in-paducah The new plant will be run by figures closely tied to Elon Musk, with former SpaceX and Tesla executives high in the pecking order.

I came across this tidbit over at the Ohio-class entry on GlobalSecurity.org: That is the only place I've found mention of hulls 22, 23, and 24 being planned as anything other than SSBNs. Does anyone have more information on this, or can point me to any sources with more details? I haven't...

Documentary film for the 30th anniversary of VNIITransmash, 1979.In 1966, VNIITransmash-100 was reorganized into the All-Union Scientific Research Institute of Transport Engineering (VNIITM).Research and testing of the T-64A tank's powertrain with the 5TDF engine. Experimental T-64 tank with a...

If that happens and the unit price drops enough do you think the RAF might purchase enough B-21s for a squadron or two?

Apparently the US just hit Fordow and two other Iranian nuke sites. Speculation running high MOPs were used.

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Many nations were trying to make the take-off and landing distances shorter in the jet age, while still not relinquishing performance and/or payload. Some were better 'baked', like the swing-wing (with shortcoming being that allowed G load was not as good as on the fixed wings, even if titanium...

The 9M24 Reseda was a project for a small tactical nuke, roughly analogous to the Davy Crockett. I can't seem to find a diagram of its intended artillery vehicle, a BTR-60 chassis fitted with 2 launchers. https://en.topwar.ru/4522-yadernaya-artilleriya-sssr.html...

https://deepstorm.ru/DeepStorm.files/45-92/nns/999/list.htm https://deepstorm.ru/DeepStorm.files/45-92/nbrs/667AM/list.htm https://deepstorm.ru/DeepStorm.files/45-92/nbrs/667AM/k140/k140.htm https://nuke.fas.org/guide/russia/slbm/r-31.htm...

I have been reconsidering about the potential of Avro Arrow and its related Canadian made weapon systems After looking at its early cold war era background history for multiple times, I have come to this conclusion below: To be honest, it was really difficult to find an effective combat role...

It's 60 years since the infamous event View: https://x.com/MichaelJPryce/status/1908792157692903689 And this thread https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/tsr2-conference-cosford-13-may-2023.41350/ Was it really the turkey we all now say it is?

Hi All, As we're hopefully in the final stages of production and to avoid further hijack of other threads.... The vast delta wing form of Avro’s Vulcan has become an iconic symbol of cold war Britain. From starring alongside James Bond in Thunderball to striking improbably distant targets...

Part 1 - December 1969 to August 1972 In 1965, the technical research department at OKB-51 Sukhoi received the first information about the start of development of a prospective tactical fighter programme for the US Air Force from US periodicals. No specific details were published of what its...

Now that Poland is talking openly about needing nuclear weapons this becomes a legitimate technical subject. Poland used Scuds in its WP days and now has MLRS launchers I think. As Belarus and Kaliningrad host nuclear Iskanders Polish SSM have some clear military targets

Part 1 of the Air Historical Branch's history of Typhoon https://www.raf.mod.uk/what-we-do/our-history/air-historical-branch/post-coldwar-studies/eurofightertyphoonpart1coldwarorigins1983-1990/

I recently read that France is considering deploying some nuclear capable Rafales to Germany, to strengthen deterrence further east. I thought this was interesting enough and it might be useful if the British did it as well, but of course they retired their aircraft nukes in 1998 and now only...

I have two questions related to the Ground-directed bombing (GDB) systems: (1) Were the radar-based Ground-directed bombing (GDB) systems used during the Cold War in the European Theater? I mean something like the AN/MSQ-77 or similar? If yes, which aircraft were fitted with equipment to...