scandrof · @scandrof
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"By 1954, with the Cold War well underway, the U.S. government realized the quickest way to get a nuclear bomber from Russia to America was to go right over the Arctic Circle. If we wanted any chance of preventing a nuclear apocalypse, we needed to know if Soviet bombers were crossing the North Pole as soon as possible. The Army planned to build 63 manned radar stations in the high Arctic around the 69th parallel (200 miles north of the Arctic circle) as a result. And to transport all the necessary material that far north, it would have to get creative.
Working together, Canadian and American governments determined they would need about 500 tons of materials to construct all of these outposts. With no suitable runways or ports and heavy lift helicopters still in their infancy, it would all have to be hauled in over land." #engineering #HeavyEngineering #LandTrain #transport #Alaska #history #ColdWar #USArmy #OffRoad #train #trains
The Incredible Story of the US Army’s Earth-Shaking, Off-Road Land Trains https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-incredible-story-of-the-us-army-s-earth-shaking-off-road-land-trains
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GeekProjects News · @news
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Hackaday Links: April 23, 2023 https://hackaday.com/2023/04/23/hackaday-links-april-23-2023/ #rapidunscheduleddisassembly #HackadayColumns #Highspeedcamera #Hackadaylinks #hackadaylinks #spaceelevator #oscilloscope #landtrain #lightning #starship #coldwar #Raptor #SpaceX #RUD
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IT News · @itnewsbot
3154 followers · 257446 posts · Server schleuss.onlineHackaday Links: April 23, 2023 - Mark it on your calendars, folks — this is the week that the term RUD has entered ... - https://hackaday.com/2023/04/23/hackaday-links-april-23-2023/ #rapidunscheduleddisassembly #hackadaycolumns #highspeedcamera #hackadaylinks #spaceelevator #oscilloscope #landtrain #lightning #starship #coldwar #raptor #spacex #rud
#rud #spacex #raptor #coldwar #starship #lightning #landtrain #oscilloscope #spaceelevator #hackadaylinks #highspeedcamera #hackadaycolumns #rapidunscheduleddisassembly