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The Duga Radar: Cold War Superweapon or Giant Soviet Failure?

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 ...
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In Canada’s Northern Outposts, Rusting Relics Once Guarded Against Nuclear War

Strings of radars stretching across Canada were built to give early warnings of Soviet bombers coming over the Arctic. The region now faces a new era of militarization. Strings of radars stretching ...
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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 ...