The US military stated that it struck a commercial ship attempting to breach its naval blockade on Iran. According to US Central Command (CENTCOM), the cargo vessel tried to depart regional waters after visiting an Iranian port before its stern was hit by precision munitions from a US military aircraft.
The USSR Built an Automated Doomsday Device During the Cold War. It Could Still Kill Us All.
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- A 2025 confrontation between President Trump and Russian official Dmitri Medvedev over Ukraine escalated when Medvedev invoked “Dead Hand,” a Soviet doomsday system designed to launch nuclear retaliation even if all leadership was destroyed.
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- A 2025 confrontation between President Trump and Russian official Dmitri Medvedev over Ukraine escalated when Medvedev invoked “Dead Hand,” a Soviet doomsday system designed to launch nuclear retaliation even if all leadership was destroyed. - The Soviet Union built “Perimeter,…
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