The U.S. Cold War Plan to Nuke the Moon.

Описание: The U.S. Cold War Plan to Nuke the Moon


In the late 1950s, as the Space Race with the Soviet Union intensified, the US Air Force hatched a plan so audacious it sounds like science fiction: Project A119, a top-secret proposal to detonate a nuclear bomb on the surface of the Moon. Their goal wasn't scientific—it was propaganda. They needed an explosion so spectacular it would be visible from Earth, a desperate show of technological dominance after the launch of Sputnik. Discover the shocking story behind this chilling Cold War plot, who the brilliant young scientist tasked with the calculations was (it was Carl Sagan!), and the safety concerns that ultimately saved our celestial neighbor from becoming a nuclear billboard.