Cold War

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

Australian ''Ikara'' Anti-Submarine Missile

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/australian-ikara-antisubmarine-missile 31st Jul 2021 - The Australian developed ''Ikara'' Missile was a mainstay of The Cold War, in that Countries Naval Forces. The ''Ikara'' was an effective device which …

US Douglas F3D ''Skyknight'' Fighter Jet

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-douglas-f3d-skyknight-fighter-jet 31st Jul 2021 - The US Douglas F3D ''Skyknight'' Fighter Jet was another early Cold War Era, Carrier-based Fighter used by The US Navy and Marine Corps. First deploye …

British HANDEL Alert System

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/british-handel-alert-system 31st Jul 2021 - The ''HANDEL'' System was a Cold War Alert Protocol in place from 1962 until 1992. It involved (2) System Components. The Primary was The HANDEL 1A Sy …

US Douglas F4D ''Skyray'' Fighter-Interceptor Jet

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-douglas-f4d-skyray-fighterinterceptor-jet 31st Jul 2021 - Deployed with The US Navy and Marine Corps. in 1956, The Douglas F4D ''Skyray'' was a Cold War Era, Carrier-based Fighter-Interceptor Jet. The Class o …

US Beechcraft L28 ''Seminole'' Liaison Plane

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-beechcraft-l28-seminole-liaison-plane 31st Jul 2021 - Produced by the well known Civilian Aircraft Designer Beechcraft, The Model L-28 ''Seminole'' was marketed to The US Military (in particular The Air F …

Soviet Yakovlev Yak-24 Utility Helicopter

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/soviet-yakovlev-yak24-utility-helicopter 31st Jul 2021 - Also known as The ''Horse'', The Yak-24 was a Tandem, Utility Helicopter used for a short period by The Soviet Union (Russia), starting in 1956. It is …

US RAM 6.5-Inch Anti- Armor Rockets

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-ram-65inch-anti-armor-rockets 31st Jul 2021 - Also known as ATAR, were Air-to-Ground Rockets designed for deployment from Aircraft. They were used during the beginnings of NATO involvement with Th …

''Able Archer'' Command Test

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/able-archer-command-test 31st Jul 2021 - ''Able Archer'' was among one of the last large scale Cold War Era Tests, conducted by The United States. The Test was unusual in that not only were a …

''Four Minute Warning''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/four-minute-warning 31st Jul 2021 - A ''Cold War'' term coined by The British Government, ''Four Minute'' Warning was the operational assessment which determined just ''how long'' a Nucl …

US ''Big Five'' Chemical Weapons

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-big-five-chemical-weapons 31st Jul 2021 - The term ''Big Five'' Weapons was given to a special Project by The US Army Chemical Corps. in Ft. Detrick, Maryland. The Project ran from 1950 to 196 …

USS ''Alexandria''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/uss-alexandria 31st Jul 2021 - Deployed towards the end of The Cold War, The USS ''Alexandria'' is a ''Los Angeles''-Class attack Submarine, currently deployed with The US Navy. Her …

British deHavilland ''Firestreak'' AA Missile

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/british-de-havilland-firestreak-aa-missile 31st Jul 2021 - The de Havilland ''Firestreak'' was a British Air to Air Missile widely deployed with various Fighter Aircraft during The Cold War. First deployed in …