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A sudden flash. A mushroom cloud. A sudden expanding pressure wave. In the event of a thermonuclear attack, seeing these things means its probably too late to survive. So the U.S. developed warning systems to give Americans a heads up before the bom…

It's fitting he probably died by accident, because doing it on purpose didn't work.

It's the perfect scenario for an action film: the villain from a foreign country goes on a crime spree and, because of international law protecting them, there's nothing anyone but the protagonist can do about it.Diplomatic immunity doe…

Between colloquial humor and slang, the military says some weird stuff (don't even get me started on acronyms), but some of the…

Donald Large had one of the aptest last names in the history of last names. He was a beast, 6-ft. 6 inches tall and 240 pounds by the time he went through SAS selection the first time (more on that in a moment). But his road to military service star…

The bonds that members of the military make with their comrades during their service are unlike any other. There's a special kind of trust and faith that you have in a person that you would risk your life for and know would do the same for you. Fig…

As the Red Army pressed into Finland, their progress was continuously slowed. Their soldiers were being harassed by Finnish infiltrators before they could reach the frontline. Even the Soviet commando teams dispatched to hunt the evasive Finns were …

General Walter Krueger needed the most up-to-date intelligence against a strong and lethal opponent. For the U.S. Army fighting the Japanese in WWII, good intel could avert a catastrophe and save thousands of lives. Given the nature of the war, it w…

The Germans were the first to propose nuclear science, and some of their top minds advanced the field in the 1800s and early 1900s. That's why it's probably a little surprising that America had the first functioning nuclear reactor. And the first …

So, you've got a fever and the only cure is a consensual adult relationship that violates the Uniform Code of Military Justice? It happens. And by the way, it can happen among friends, but for this article, we're going to talk about…

Not many remember the Australians' commitment to aiding the United States in Vietnam, but the Aussies were there, and they sent their best. Australia's best troops included their very own Special Air Service, special operators in the mold of Brita…

It's an idea as old as nuclear weapons themselves: If you could slip a nuke into a city and detonate it, the enemy would never know it was coming. No missiles detected, no early warning radar, just one day: BOOM. In Cold War lore, these man-portabl…