'Somebody perhaps decided to test us': How a Norwegian weather rocket almost sparked a nuclear war

A Norwegian rocket launched on 25 January 1995 in order to study the Northern Lights, was mistaken by Russia for an incoming ...
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For Ukrainians, a nuclear missile museum is a bitter reminder of what the country gave up

POBUZKE, Ukraine — In the middle of vast farm fields in southern Ukraine, you'll find what was once a secret Soviet intercontinental ballistic missile launch site. Today it's the Museum of Strategic ...
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North Korea launches long-range cruise missiles ‘to test nuclear deterrence’

North Korea said on Monday it fired long-range strategic cruise missiles into the sea to test the country’s nuclear deterrence, days after it showed apparent progress in the construction of its first ...
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Russian UFO files reveal chilling encounters, near-miss nuclear launch

The largest investigation of UFOs in the history of the world was launched by the former USSR in the late 1970s and produced ...

Russia's Chilling UFO Files: Nukes Aimed at New York Nearly Fired As Aliens Vanished

Declassified Soviet-era files describe a terrifying night in 1982 when UFOs hovered over a missile base, activated nuclear ...

US nuke silos get $140 billion upgrade. Are they a liability or asset?

America's 450 nuclear missile silos exist, at least in part, to be destroyed in a nuclear attack. USA TODAY breaks down the ...
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For Ukrainians, a nuclear missile museum is a bitter reminder of what the country gave up

Hennadiy Vladimirovitch Fil, 65, former deputy commander of the Soviet Union's 309th Missile Regiment, stands near an old Soviet air defense missile at the Museum of the Strategic Missile Forces, ...