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FP-5 Flamingo: Ukraine's New Missile
Ukraine's FP-5 Flamingo missile packs a 1.15-ton warhead and 3,000km range using recycled aircraft engines and ordnance. Learn about this budget-built terror weapon's design, capabilities, and strategic implications.
9M730 Burevestnik: Russia's Cruise Missile with "Unlimited Range"
Explore Russia's 9M730 Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile, its troubled development history, technical challenges, and strategic implications for global missile defense.
The Bohdana: Ukraine's Secret Weapon of War
How Ukraine's domestically produced 155mm self-propelled howitzer evolved from a single prototype to a mass-produced artillery system capable of changing the course of battles.
Cluster Bombs: Ukraine's Controversial New Weapon
Cluster munitions are banned by over 120 countries, yet the US is sending them to Ukraine. Explore their deadly history, high dud rates, and whether they can change the war's tide.
The Shocking Plan to Nuke the Moon (Project A119)
In the late 1950s, the US Air Force developed a top-secret plan to detonate a nuclear warhead on the Moon. Discover the bizarre story of Project A119, Carl Sagan's involvement, and why it was ultimately abandoned.
The T-34: The Greatest Tank of WW2?
Was the T-34 a mechanical marvel or a hunk of junk? Explore the design, production, and battlefield performance of WWII's most iconic Soviet tank.
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The AR-15: America's Rifle, and the World's Most Controversial Gun
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Explosive Reactive Armor: Fighting Explosions with Explosions
How explosive reactive armor saves tanks by meeting an incoming warhead with a smaller blast of its own, plus its drawbacks and what comes next
The Maxim Gun: The Terrifying First Machine Gun
How Hiram Maxim built the first true machine gun in 1884 — its recoil-operated design, devastating service history, and why it still fights today