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How One Soviet Radar Tapped the Entire World
In 1976, radio operators across the world began hearing a strange, relentless tapping—dubbed the “Russian Woodpecker.” What sounded like an electronic pulse was actually the signal of a massive Soviet ...
In the 1970s and ’80s, a haunting tapping sound disrupted global radio signals—traced back to a massive, secret radar in Soviet Ukraine. The Duga radar, part of an over-the-horizon missile detection ...
The goal of the Texas Towers radar facilities off the East Coast was to protect America against a sneak attack by the Soviet Union or Cuba in the 1960s. WJAR-TV's Betty Adams had exclusive access to ...
Keith Mossman, RAF Cold War Warrior whose signal stations helped intercept Soviet bombers – obituary
Group Captain Keith Mossman, who has died aged 96, served in a wide variety of air defence posts as a pilot, controller, and commander at the height of the Cold War. The son of a First World War ...
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