Missile Guides and the Silent Gaps in British Defense
Technical manuals on short-range missiles were stripped of their intelligence sources, leaving analysts with the mechanics of destruction but none of the truth.
By Eleanor Voss ·
Ballistic Missiles
Ministry of Defence Tracked the KY-8 Missile to Gauge Soviet Nuclear Reach
Soviet tactical missiles could have leveled European cities, a threat the British Ministry of Defence monitored through secret telemetry analysis handled by atomic energy specialists.
By Roy Castellano ·
Soviet Union Spent $8 Billion to Match US Polaris Force
Kept secret until 2017, these records track a rapid buildup of 16-tube ballistic missile boats designed to place the United States under a permanent nuclear shadow.
By Eleanor Voss ·
Six Airmen Perished in Overweight RC-135S Crash in Aleutians
Six crew members died amidst fire and snow after a missile-tracking aircraft overran a runway in the Aleutians while 25,000 lbs over its designed gross weight.
By Marcus Boone ·
Air Force Tracks Russian ICBMs With 12,288 Antennas
Russian missile trajectories are tracked with mathematical precision by 143 civilians aboard a converted merchant ship that serves as a floating intelligence asset.
By Miriam Adler ·