Cold War History Declassified

BMD · Mar 6, 2024

BMD · Mar 7, 2024

The untold story of the world’s biggest nuclear bomb

The secret history of the world’s largest nuclear detonation is coming to light after 60 years. The United States dismissed the gigantic Tsar Bomba as a stunt, but behind the scenes was working to build a “superbomb” of its own.

thebulletin.org

“The possibility of bigger bangs”

The untold story of the world's largest nuclear bomb, the Tsar Bomba, and the secret US efforts to match it.

blog.nuclearsecrecy.com

Structural Evaluation of the BTV (Big Test Vehicle) (N76941, Issue 1) [electronic resource] in SearchWorks catalog

Stanford Libraries' official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more.

searchworks.stanford.edu

Operation Argus | Science and Technology

st.llnl.gov

Operation Argus - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

https://www.dtra.mil/Portals/125/Documents/NTPR/newDocs/16-ARGUS%20-%202021.pdf

Asterion Moloc · Mar 21, 2024

Air Force Heavy Press Program (USAF film) by D.O.D.

The Air Force Heavy Press Program - by D.O.D. This US Air Force film shows how the development of heavy presses used for aircraft development came about. With the lessons learned from one domestic press and four presses acquired from Germany after the war, the Air Force has sponsored the building of some of the world’s largest and most powerful presses.

America's Iron Giants - The World's Most Powerful Metalworkers

This is the story of America's massive forging presses built during the cold war used to build America's most advanced machinery - the Heavy Press Program. Modern airplanes, missiles, helicopters, turbines - all have parts made on these giant machines!

Heavy Press Program - Wikipedia