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  • The French Anti-tank scooter

    The Vespa 150 TAP was a French military adaptation of an iconic civilian scooter for post-war urban and airborne combat. Designed in 1956 and used by the French Foreign Legion and paratroopers, this Anti-tank vehicle, derived from the Italian scooter… Continue reading

  • Project Acoustic Kitty: The CIA’s cat spies

    Imagine a cute and cuddly feline being a spy for a country’s intelligence agency. That sounds a little far-fetched, right? This is the bizarre premise of Operation Acoustic Kitty, an American CIA initiative in the 1960s during the Cold War… Continue reading

  • Project Babylon: Gerald Bull’s supergun

    The supergun is a long-range and massive-barreled artillery piece envisioned by Canadian engineer Gerald Bull to launch a satellite into orbit. A charismatic and ambitious academic, Gerald joined the Canadian Armament Research and Development Establishment in the 1950s, where he… Continue reading

  • Project Thor: The Rods from God

    The Rods from God is a orbital weapon system, capable of launching tungsten rod-like projectiles from outer space that neutralize its target with the tremendous force of a nuclear bomb but cause no subsequent radiation or fallout. The idea for… Continue reading

  • German Wind Cannon

    The German wind cannon, also known as the “WindKanone,” is one of Nazi Germany’s Wunderwaffe weapons that can shoot a blast of compressed air, knocking enemy aircraft off the sky. Developed in Stuttgart, Germany, in 1945, the wind cannon was… Continue reading

  • German V3 cannon

    The V3 cannon is one of Nazi Germany’s Wunderwaffe weapons (vengeance weapons) like the V2 and V1 rockets. Also known as the “London gun” due to its distance from the British capital of London, this multi-charged super gun was aimed… Continue reading

  • The krummlauf

    The Krummlauf is a bent attachment to the barrel of the German Sturmgewehr  44 assault rifle, which allowed soldiers to shoot over obstacles without exposing themselves to returning fire from the enemy. Developed in 1943, the Krummlauf became one of… Continue reading

  • Molotov Cocktail

    The Molotov Cocktail is an improvised bomb consisting of a bottle filled with a flammable material, such as cloth or a rag, that is ignited with a lighter before throwing at the target . First originated during the Spanish Civil… Continue reading

  • The Soviet “Dead hand”

    The Soviet Perimeter, also known by the West as the “Dead Hand,” was a Cold War automatic nuclear control system that could unleash all nuclear weapons at once without any human command if the Soviet/ Russian state is threatened. Developed… Continue reading

  • Japan’s fire balloons WW2

    One of the most secret weapons in the Pacific War, the Fu-Go balloon, is part of the Japanese Army’s long-term strategy in response to the US Doolittle raid. Designed to traverse the North Pacific Ocean and carrying explosives and anti-personnel… Continue reading