Cold War

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

US ''Cyclone''-Class Patrol Boat

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-cycloneclass-patrol-boat 31st Jul 2021 - The ''Cyclone''-Class of American Military Vessels is a Coastal Patrol Boat, first introduced to The US Navy at the end of The Cold War (1991). The Bo …

British Clausen Rolling Platform

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/british-clausen-rolling-platform 31st Jul 2021 - The British Clausen Rolling Platform was a Cold War Era Missile Testing system, used in the 1950s – in Wales. The Weapons system was located on …

US Strategic Air Command

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-strategic-arc-command 31st Jul 2021 - The United States Air Force Strategic Air Command (SAC), was a major defensive/offensive Component of The US Armed Forces. It had it's beginnings in 1 …

US CONELRAD System

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-conelrad-system 31st Jul 2021 - The Control of Electromagnetic Radiation (also known as ''CONELRAD''), was an early Cold War Nuclear Attack Warning and Monitoring System – desi …

British ''Blue Steel '' Nuclear Device

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/british-blue-steel-nuclear-device 31st Jul 2021 - The ''Blue Steel'' Device was a British Cold War weapon, designed to bolster that Countries Nuclear attack and Deterrent Protocols. It was first intro …

Neutron Bomb

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/neutron-bomb 31st Jul 2021 - Neutron Devices were a form of late Cold War weapon, designed to maximize the effects of a Nuclear Blast against an Enemy target, by releasing the max …

US M125 Bomblet

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-m125-bomblet 31st Jul 2021 - The US M125 Bomblet was an early Cold War Chemical munition, which was the first such ''air delivery'' system of it's kind placed into US Inventory. I …

German VT-Tank

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/german-vt-tank 31st Jul 2021 - The German VT-Tank (Versuchstrager 1-2) was a Cold War Military Weapon, first deployed in 1974 by The West German Army. It's primary design innovation …

''Brilliant Pebbles'' Defense Initiative

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/brilliant-pebbles-defense-initiative 31st Jul 2021 - ''Brilliant Pebbles'' was a late Cold War Era Defensive Program, first experimented with in 1987. It was originally part of The US ''Star Wars'' Initi …

US Fairchild C-82 ''Packet'' Cargo Plane

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-fairchild-c82-packet-cargo-plane 31st Jul 2021 - A late World War II Cargo and Transport Plane, The Fairchild C-82 ''Packet'' was first introduced into The US Military Inventory in 1944. Over 200 Mod …

Deseret Test Center

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/deseret-test-center 31st Jul 2021 - Established at Fort. Douglas, Utah (a former WWII Army Base) – The Deseret Testing Center was used by The US Army for early 1960s Chemical and B …

US Curtis-Wright XF-87 ''Blackhawk'' Fighter

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-curtiswright-xf87-blackhawk-fighter 31st Jul 2021 - Seen as The Jet Fighter replacement for The P-61 ''Black Widow'' Interceptor of World War II, The XF-87 was a prototype Fighter first developed in 194 …