Photos The Cold War

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In 1950s UK a new bullpulp assault rifle was being tested during the Cold War, This was the EM-2 program which tested viability of standard issue automatic weapons for British forces until after testing was dropped in favor of FN FALS eventually adopted as the L1A1 SLR

 

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Raul Castro and Che Guevara during the Cuban Revolt in 1958, While this wasn't an actual war it was intended to overthrow the US backed government which had been put in place years earlier setting a stage for future tensions between east and west.

 

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US Army M60A1 with "Circle trigon" aggressor markings, Reforger, 1975. Bob Mann photo.

 

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George Blake, whose secret work for the Soviet Union humiliated British intelligence when it was discovered at the height of the Cold War, has died in Russia at the age of 98.

 

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By the way how Gordievsky is doing in UK? All good? Say hello to him! ?

 

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Christmas (1963?) at Ramey Air Force Base, Puerto Rico, airmen show off their Christmas spirit with a display of Santa Claus riding on a cruise missile being pulled by eight 500 pound bombs.

 

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The Kondensator, a Soviet 406mm self-propelled gun capable of firing nuclear shells, 1957. Only 4 were made

The pressing question: does range of the projectile exceed blast radius?

 

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The pressing question: does range of the projectile exceed blast radius?

Soviet Kondensator maximum firing range 25.6 km.

Sword of the Motherland Historical Foundation

US M65 atomic cannon "Atomic Annie" approximate effective range firing range 30 km.

M65 Atomic Cannon

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Smallest tactical nuclear recoilless gun Davy Crockett effective firing range 2-4 km.

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In 1950s UK a new bullpulp assault rifle was being tested during the Cold War, This was the EM-2 program which tested viability of standard issue automatic weapons for British forces until after testing was dropped in favor of FN FALS eventually adopted as the L1A1 SLR

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The EM-2, also known as Rifle No.9 Mk1 or Janson rifle

EM-2 rifle - Wikipedia

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Cold War. Sola Air Station, Norway. September 1983. A USAF Security Policeman in his MOPP gear on patrol during Exercise Reforger 83.

 

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Cold War. Sola Air Station, Norway. September 1983. A USAF Security Policeman in his MOPP gear on patrol during Exercise Reforger 83.

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Brings back so many fond memories.

We knew endex was coming, as we always went nuclear at 4pm, all dead by 5pm, back to the mess for dinner[Lunch having been the much misnamed hotblocks?] Not hot at all....

 

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The EM-2, also known as Rifle No.9 Mk1 or Janson rifle

EM-2 rifle - Wikipedia

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It just took over six decades for militaries of the world to appreciate the utility of a proper intermediate cartridge like the one developed for the EM-2. Even now it seems almost impossible to get 6.8spc or 6.5 Grendel adopted.

 

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Project 864 Meridian/Vishnya class medium intelligence-collecting ship Tavriya (SSV-169) monitoring test launch of UGM-133 Trident II/D-5 SLBM from the Ohio class SSBN USS Tennessee (SSBN-734) on 04/12/1989.

 

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That looks very close.

 

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A Christmas tree is hoisted on the boom of crane in West Berlin so that it is visible in East Berlin - December 1961
The last two pictures were taken in East Berlin
LIFE Magazine Archives - Paul Schutzer Photographer

 

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Ho ho ho!
[Santa and elves arrive by special helicopter for a children's Christmas party at Naval Air Station Oakland, 23 December 1956]

 

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MD-160, the sole completed Lun-class ekranoplan was a ground effect vehicle (GEV) designed by Rostislav Evgenievich Alexeyev in 1975 and used by the Soviet and Russian navies from 1987 until sometime in the late 1990s.

It flew using the lift generated by the ground effect of its large wings when within about four metres (13 ft) above the surface of the water.

When it was built, the LUN was meant to fly above the surface. This meant that it could “sneak up” on enemy warships by flying under their radar, and launch a surprise attack if need be.

The Caspian Sea Monster at Kaspiysk photographed with a KH-8 reconnaissance satellite in 1968. It remained the heaviest Ground effect vehicle in the world throughout its 15-year service life, and served as the basis for Lun's development

Inside

Cockpit.

An apt symbol of the end of the Cold War the "Caspian Sea Monster" retired on a beach.

 

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MD-160

More information and some interesting footage

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What happened to the Ekranoplan, the huge ground effect vehicle the Soviets developed in the cold war from the 1960's to the 1980's. This was a part plane, part boat that could fly just above the above the sea surface and carry huge loads of personnel or weapons at high speed. We look at its development, its inventor and its ultimate demise.

 

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A grandmother warms the ears of her grandson during the Oath of Enlistment for Military Service, USSR, 1980s