Military Battle Zone

USA

  • Germany’s atomic bomb project WW2

    Codenamed Uranverin or “Uranium Club”, the secret Nazi project to develop the atomic bomb began when fission (breaking of atomic nuclei), a basic process of making nuclear weapons, was first discovered in December 1938 by German scientists Otto Hahn and… Continue reading

  • Pigeon guided missiles

    During the Second World War, the US Military needed to find accurate ways to guide its missiles for a precision strike on its targets. This is the centerpiece of Project Pigeon, an attempt by American psychologist B.F. Skinner’s to develop… Continue reading

  • The Bat bombs of WW2

    Codenamed “Project X-Ray”, the US Military’s bat bombs were small, experimental incendiary devices attached to live bats. The concept was the brainchild of Dr. Ltyle. S. Adams, a dental surgeon who was inspired by the behavior of free-tailed bats during… Continue reading