The Minuteman III is a three-stage, solid-fuel rocket, meaning it can be launched with minimal preparation—an essential ...

The military wanted to test the electromagnetic impacts of nuclear weapons in space. In 1962 they lit up the sky.

A massive American web of orbiting missile interceptors could in theory protect the U.S. from an all-out Russian nuclear ...

I exposed John Arthur Paisley — a senior CIA manager of analysis who should be considered the greatest mole of the Cold War ...

"You know what? The Moon's big enough that we can nuke it and land on it at the same time, so let's give this a shot." In 1958, the U.S. government plotted to show up the Soviets in the Space Race — ...

The Stanley R. Mickelsen safeguard complex was built as part of the Safeguard program, a U.S. Army anti-ballistic missile program developed to defend the Air Force’s Minuteman intercontinental ...

Animation specialist Hazegrayart put together a video showing the Titan Barbarian rocket and the Zenith Star laser of the ...

If a weapon destroys an ICBM shortly after it leaves the silo and before it releases the warheads, then there is no need to ...

A new monument will be put up in southeast New Mexico honoring the sacrifices eight men made while aiding the United States' nuclear efforts during the Cold War. "These men died during a tremendous ...

The desirability of possessing a missile shield has become as great as it ever was during the Cold War. With the fall ... If a weapon destroys an ICBM shortly after it leaves the silo and before ...