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Wednesday, June 01, 2016

Air Force Project A119 was a plan to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon

By Jack Brummet, Mad Science Ed.

Illustration by George Melies

I recently learned about Project A119, one of the most twisted science projects of all time. A119 was a top secret Air Force plan to explode a nuclear bomb on the moon. . .as a show of force to the Soviets and a morale builder at home.

Check out the story on Wikipedia, here.

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