Camp Century, a top-secret US military base, was built under the ice sheets of Greenland in 1960 to house missiles. Built under the cover of climate research, it housed 200 people and was powered by the world’s first portable nuclear reactor. Denmark didn’t uncover the base’s existence until 1995.
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At one point during Russian special purpose forces training…
At one point during Russian special purpose forces training, the trainees are shot at the chest while wearing body armor to give them a taste of the real battlefield.
The US Government spent 20 years and $20m…
The US Government spent 20 years and $20m on an experimental project to test and train telepaths for military use.
The largest “air force” in the world is the US Air Force…
The largest “air force” in the world is the US Air Force and the second largest air force in the world is the US Navy.
The highest ranking and rarest military decoration…
The highest ranking and rarest military decoration in ancient Rome was a crown made of grass. It was awarded to officers whose actions saved an entire legion, or an entire army, and was made up of only grass, wheat, and flowers.
The military under Richard Nixon was ordered…
The military under Richard Nixon was ordered not to react to any orders from the president due to his depression.
The soviet military mapped the entire world with an extreme…
The soviet military mapped the entire world with an extreme accuracy. They created more than 1 million maps and some are still used today. It remains one of the most ambitious cartography project till today.
The US Pentagon will fund Hollywood movies…
The US Pentagon will fund Hollywood movies that portray the military in a positive light.
The U.S. government spent years holding fake…
The U.S. government spent years holding fake arrival ceremonies honoring the return of American soldiers killed in WWII, Vietnam, and Korea to American soil, but the planes were actually empty. The ceremonies were known by staff as “The Big Lie.”
In 2014 Congress spent $120 million on tanks even though…
In 2014 Congress spent $120 million on tanks even though the Military repeatedly told them they have no use for them. For the second time.