Cold War

A History of The Cold War Era from 1945 to 1991.

US MGM-13 ''Mace'' Missile

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-mgm13-mace-missile 31st Jul 2021 - The “Mace” Surface To Air Missile System was designed to incorporate American Military Defense and Offense abilities Overseas. An improvem …

US AIM-64 ''Walleye'' Missile

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-aim64-walleye-missile 31st Jul 2021 - The US AIM-64 “Walleye” was a Cold War Missile Defense System developed for Fighter Aircraft in the 1960s. It was an early “smart bo …

''Safeguard'' Program

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/safeguard-program 31st Jul 2021 - Although based from The “Sentinel” Program of 1966, The “Safeguard” Program was designed to protect America's “Minuteman …

''Sugar Tree'' Radar System

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/sugar-tree-radar-system 31st Jul 2021 - An early form of “Cold War” Radar Monitoring, Code Named “Sugar Tree” - was a series of “Line of Sight” Radar Devi …

US NIM-14 ''Hercules'' Missile

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-nim14-hercules-missile 31st Jul 2021 - A Mainstay component of the Nike Continental Defense Deployment Missile System, The “Hercules” was a Surface To Air Rocket that was fixed …

US SM-62 ''Snark'' Missile

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-sm62-snark-missile 31st Jul 2021 - Perhaps one of the first examples of an early “Cruise” Missile System, The US developed SM-62 “Snark” was first deployed by Th …

Operation ''Castle Union''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/operation-castle-union 31st Jul 2021 - The US Defense Department’s Code named ‘’Castle Union’’ Test, was one of the first successful Atomic weapons tests which …

US M388 ''Davy Crockett'' TBN Recoiless Rifle

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-m388-davy-crockett-tbn-recoiless-rifle 31st Jul 2021 - Named for famed Early American Pioneer and Hero Davy Crockett, the unusual US Army battlefield Device known officially as The Model 388, was designed …

US AIM-4 ''Falcon'' Missile

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-aim4-falcon-missile 31st Jul 2021 - The US AIM-4 ‘’Falcon” was first deployed in 1956 with The US Air Force as an intermediate Air-To-Air Missile. The “Falcon&rdq …

US PGM-11 ''Redstone'' Missile

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-pgm11-redstone-missile 31st Jul 2021 - Deployed from 1958 to 1964 as part of The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) defense of Western Europe, The PGM-11 ''Redstone'' was the first U …

Operation ''Plumbbob''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/operation-plumbbob 31st Jul 2021 - Considered the longest and most controversial Nuclear weapons Test, Operation: ''Plumbbob'' . The testing, which occurred at The Rainier Mesa Test sit …

Operation ''Crosstie''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/operation-crosstie 31st Jul 2021 - Operation ''Crosstie'' was a series of (48) below ground Nuclear tests which, which tested various warhead yields, was also used to produce the probab …