• US planned to nuke the moon in response to Sputnik
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[url]http://washington.cbslocal.com/2012/11/26/report-u-s-planned-on-blowing-up-moon-with-nuke-during-cold-war-in-1950s/[/url] [quote=CBS]Would Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin even had a moon to walk on if the United States had its way in the 1950s? During the height of the Cold War, U.S. officials debated whether to detonate nuclear bomb on the moon in order to send a message to the Soviet Union, the Asian News International reports. The secret project dubbed, “A Study of Lunar Research Flights” and nicknamed “Project A119,” was seriously being considered until it was scrapped because military officials were worried it would hurt the people on Earth. The Daily Mail reports that astronomer Carl Sagan’s calculations were used regarding the dust and gas the blast would generate. The website also states that physicist Leonard Reiffel told the Associated Press in an interview in 2000 that a U.S. nuclear flash from Earth might have “intimidated” the Soviets. The plan consisted of carrying a nuclear device some 238,000 miles to the moon on a missile that would have detonated on impact. The Air Force declined comment to the AP on the report.[/quote]
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Yep, sounds like us alright...
Please, I beg you, tell me this is a joke.
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Hasn't this been posted a few times already in the past? It's quite common knowledge by now.
It would've been one hell of a sight to see from earth
[QUOTE=EpikMonster;38602671]Please, I beg you, tell me this is a joke.[/QUOTE] It was the 1950's. People were fucking crazy back then.
[img]http://cdn03.cdnwp.celebuzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/22/22/Tim-Robbins-435x580.jpg[/img] Would anyone miss it? Honestly?
[quote]...the Asian News International reports.[/quote] Chinese propaganda tabloid?
[QUOTE=Melkor;38602722]It was the 1950's. People were fucking crazy back then.[/QUOTE] Were?
fucking commie, socialist, marxist martians
[QUOTE=Jodern;38602738]Were?[/QUOTE] *Crazier*
Reminds me of my first internet avatar and the one I used on FP at first. [img]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/99673/moon.png[/img]
This is old news (like, more than a decade old). It was a secondary action if NASA wasn't able to land on the Moon in a manned mission. Probably wouldn't have been up to par with the Moon landing achievement.
[QUOTE=Jodern;38602738]Were?[/QUOTE] The 60's came and helped out a bit with calming music, drugs, and loose sex.
[QUOTE=TheTalon;38602701]It would've been one hell of a sight to see from earth[/QUOTE] Doubt you'd even be able to see Tsar Bomba from here. EDIT: Maybe a tiny flicker in ideal conditions at new moon.
Imagine if they actually went through with it. Shit woulda been fucked if they hit the Sea of Tranquility; well, they'd probably have had to have chosen a different landing place for some of the Apollo landings (notably Apollo 11).
[QUOTE=FreakySoup;38602728][img]http://cdn03.cdnwp.celebuzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/22/22/Tim-Robbins-435x580.jpg[/img] Would anyone miss it? Honestly?[/QUOTE] Yes. The world would basically break without it, just think about the water movement induced by the moon.
Saw this on cracked.com long time ago.
[QUOTE=stupid07er;38602729]Chinese propaganda tabloid?[/QUOTE]Nope, it's based in India. [editline]26th November 2012[/editline] Literally took 5 seconds to check on Wikipedia, try it sometime.
[QUOTE=Sgt Doom;38602842]Nope, it's based in India. [editline]26th November 2012[/editline] Literally took 5 seconds to check on Wikipedia, try it sometime.[/QUOTE] phew, they'll be easier to liberate
I think it would have been better if the US launched a whole shitload of fireworks to detonate on the moon in the shape of "BETTER DEAD THAN RED, COMMIES"
I didn't realize the country had once been headed by superhero villains.
haha 'murika never changes
[QUOTE=Sgt Doom;38602842]Nope, it's based in India. [editline]26th November 2012[/editline] Literally took 5 seconds to check on Wikipedia, try it sometime.[/QUOTE] ... it was a joke
[QUOTE=Thom12255;38602694]Hasn't this been posted a few times already in the past? It's quite common knowledge by now.[/QUOTE] Yeah and they asked Carl Sagan way back when if it would harm people, and he was all like are you fucking serious
I think this would of started a "hot" war because Russia might of mistook this as a failed attack. If my enemy was dick waving their nukes, preparing DEW defense lines, trying to remove my nukes, and launching nukes at the moon for no specified reason I would of probably see this as an attack.
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