Why did British engineers want a chicken coop inside their atomic landmine? During the Cold War, tensions were high in Germany, with Western economics fighting a tacit war against Soviet communism. 'The drinks are on me but Public Health England are in charge of payment methodology so I will not be paying... UK records 15,166 new coronavirus infections and 81 deaths as cases triples in two weeks and Northern... Stop scaring us into an economic abyss: From chairman of Ocado STUART ROSE, a plea to Ministers to cease... Will Santa Sunak let family groups of 12 join together over Christmas? Should that fail, or should the British Army know the Soviets were coming and had time to abandon the area, a single soldier could activate a clockwork timing mechanism attached to the mine. Research by David Hawkings (pictured), published in the journal Discovery , unearthed details of the secret nuclear land mine plan known as 'Blue Peacock', The mushroom cloud after a nuclear explosion. …and excuse me for asking… No, don’t thank us.”. The idea was that these ten-kiloton nuclear mines would be stored in Germany.
The Davy Crockett nuclear bazooka.
The project was abandoned over concerns of fallout and the political repercussions of destroying and contaminating allied territory. The capitalist allies supported the West, while East Germany was controlled by the heavily militarized USSR. Pff….the US had nuclear landmines as well, for the same reasons, with the difference that they were actually placed in Germany and that these deployments are probably still top secret. Filling Nuclear Landmines with Chickens During the Cold War, tensions were high in Germany, with Western economics fighting a tacit war against Soviet communism. But the Russians and the Americans were not the only nuclear powers in the region. Prince William celebrates Windsor Castle oak tree as he claims this decade is 'the most consequential period... Kanye West visits London restaurant with daughter North... as fans question whether he broke coronavirus... Donald Trump may ban Scottish salmon imports if Britain blocks substandard US food such as chlorinated... Britain's Blue Peacock Cold War Nuclear Land Mine. Researchers placed the mine, flooded the pit and detonated the conventional explosives.
: I’ll be taking all of your oil, we need something to barter with. Also, Erados, fantastic spamming! In general an underground detonation won’t release any radiation if it is deep enough. The Blue Peacock would have been one of the worst kinds of Cold War weapons — a nuke the enemy. I had heard rumors about nuclear land mines, but I am relieved to hear that they weren’t exactly something you could put in a backpack and sprinkle liberally about your perimeter. The plan sought to hold up Soviet invaders if they breached the Iron Curtain and attacked West Germany. The U.K. built two prototypes of the Blue Peacock, but shut the project down in 1957.
Erados – you’re crazy. You forgot the perverbial Wikipedia link!
Each MADM weighted around 400 lb (181 kg) total. Part of my training included neutralization of nuclear mines and portable one man nuclear devices. : Nessie’s about to go in heat and thousands will die, Bigfoot’s inbred and will inevitably land his seat in Congress, and of course, We Have Elvis.”. No fighting in the War Room!”, whew…thank god they cancelled the “politically flawed” plan. Nuclear weapons can wipe out entire cities, and land mines wait buried in the earth, ready to harm anyone who wanders too close. Join Ripley’s Newsletter and get weird news and exclusive offers like 20% OFF Books + Free Shipping when you sign up!
But if you find one, please don’t try to remove it or in any way interfere with it, or it will blow in your face. The capitalist allies supported the West, while East Germany was controlled by the heavily militarized USSR. The Medium Atomic Demolition Munition (MADM) was a tactical nuclear weapon developed by the United States during the Cold War. There were also ethical and political issues concerned with the installation underground of nuclear warheads in allied territory and so, in 1958 the British Ministry of Defence cancelled the project.
By using of these tactical nuclear devices the retreating force would be able to rapidly destroy numerous objects within certain radius of the detonation by placing just one device and therefore slow down the speed of the invading Warsaw Pact forces. I can see how you may not see the relevence of anything I said which might mean that i might not have had anything to say, but typing is fun though right? They were planted near strategic bridges and such and routine maintenance actions made them a dead giveaway to the Russians…. Military chiefs planned to … Receive an email notification whenever we post new original content. Military chiefs planned to use the explosives to devastate Soviet forces if they forced the western Allies into retreat during an invasion of Europe. Filling Nuclear Landmines with Chickens During the Cold War, tensions were high in Germany, with Western economics fighting a tacit war against Soviet communism.
The mine was large enough and its interior spacious enough to accommodate living fowl. ©2020 Ripley Entertainment Inc. All rights reserved |, Hoppin’ Bottles With Circus Artist LadyBEAST, A Rat Among Men: Rodent Wins Esteemed PDSA Gold Medal, Prepare To Be Blown Away… Ripley’s Annual On Sale Now, WATCH: Unlocking Lincoln Featuring Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris, Atomic Tourism: Vegas Visitors Watch Nukes Explode. Too many problems plagued the nuclear land mine, from its size to its weight to its reliance on fancy pillows. The final air-launched nuclear weapon was abandoned in 1998, according to the MoD, leaving Trident as the UK's deterrent.
Again, the researchers developed several innovative solutions to the problem.
See, there may be some advantage to having the military operate as slow as molassus in the middle of an arctic winter. Firing an atomic weapon without taking damage from the ensuing explosion is a classic problem of nuclear war. The country was split down the middle. …but how do you test a bomb without detonation?
Britain planned to make 10 of the mines and position them with the British Army in West Germany to counter a feared Soviet attack. 'Rule of Six' restriction may be... Let's wake up and wipe out wokery! That’s like two persons having sex without contact…so much for immaculate contraception.”. Would have been less random and more effective to load these bombs on to a trebuchet and lob them at the oncoming swarm of soviet tanks.”. And all without the knowledge of the German people.
Nuclear weapons can wipe out entire cities, and land mines wait buried in the earth, ready to harm anyone who wanders too close. you have. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline.
The Pentagon thought better and shelved the project.
It is not known who was responsible, but the details of the chicken-powered bombs were released, quite appropriately, on April 1 st.
Land mines and nukes are two of the most terrifying weapons of war — for two very different reasons. Even so, in July 1957 the British Army ordered ten nuclear landmines to be constructed and delivered to West Germany. The chicken would be placed inside the casing of the landmine and given enough food and water to last a week. Because the bombs were meant to be left unattended, they had to be armed before evacuating the city. On its side, the circular mine was more than six feet high. The capitalist allies supported the West, while East Germany was controlled by the heavily militarized USSR.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Peacock. “The Civil Service does not do jokes,” the National Archives told the BBC. Steel encased the entire contraption. I come from 350 years into the future. To answer Hangar’s question, I’m a Brit and nobody told me. Nevertheless, after the production of two prototypes the order was cancelled amid fears of creating unacceptable levels of fallout in the atmosphere so close to home. The timer lasted eight days. When the project was declassified on April 1, 2004, many assumed that it was an April Fools’ joke.
crispi said: “Where’s Dr. Strangelove when we need him?”, My favorite line from that movie: “Gentlemen! During the same time, children were being told to hide under their desks in preparation for a […], […] day atomic bombs release the equivalent energy of 15 megatons of TNT.
Its yield was about ten kilotons, and the plan was to bury and submerge ten such landmines around key targets in Germany in the event of an invasion. In 1950s-era Germany, the British forces which had been stationed there after World War 2 were understandably nervous about an invasion from the Soviet Union. The seven-tonne nuclear land mine, codenamed Blue Peacock, which Britain planned to use against a Soviet attack and for which a bizarre plan was developed using chickens, A top secret document from 1957 discussing the nuclear land mine plans, spelling out the fears of military chiefs that the weapon might not work in the cold during a winter invasion of Europe. For this reason, the Blue Peacock is sometimes referred to as the “Chicken powered nuclear bomb.” Another design called for more traditional fiberglass insulation. We will never spam or share your email address. It amazes me how limitless is the human intellect for destruction and dead. There were fears that the electronics in the bomb would not survive the cold. Crusty007 is right, the US *did* deploy a number of n-mines.
Well thank goodness military personnel nad/or civilians couldn’t just trot on down to their local hardware store to buy some of these little babies off-the-shelf or over-the-counter. The country was split down the middle.
Fast forward to 2004 and the documents relating to the nuclear landmine project were declassified. Tests on the 16,000-pound weapon were to be explained away by saying it was an 'atomic power unit for troops in the field', the research found. A 1957 document, not revealed to the public until 2004, said that 'chickens, with a heat output of the order of 1,000 BTU (British Thermal Units) per bird per day are a possibility.'.
Fast forward to 2004 and the documents relating to the nuclear landmine project were declassified. The War Office ordered development and the Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment set to work converting the Danube into the Peacock. “Two prototypes of the Blue Peacock were constructed and tested, though never detonated”.
for reasons which, at this moment, must be all too obvious…”, RandomAction said: “Quite insane.
September 11, 2015 The chickens would have enough food for eight days and would then starve, meaning they could function as a primitive timer. The scenario was that the mine would be placed in pre-build reinforced shaft located near strategic intersections or objects.
Researchers were just trying to prove whether the casing and firing pins would work. In 1950, Great Britain designed the ultimate landmine, a nuclear one, during the top secret operation Blue Peacock. The justification for such a scheme was that it would ensure that the Soviet invasion would be stopped.
Both superpowers lined their missiles up from the frozen North to the sunny South waiting for curtain-up in this theatre of war. A soldier would switch out the chickens as needed. The worst case would be if the fireball center would be slightly below ground, an extreme level of radioactive dust and fallout would be created, as it blows a huge crater worth of dirt out of the ground and lofts it up into the clouds. Blue Peacock landmine. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Sign up for our Newsletter and get weird news and exclusive offers to Ripley's, delivered straight to your inbox!
Where’s Dr. Strangelove when we need him? It also seems strange that you can kill more Irishmen by holding back potatoes than you can kill Japanese with an atomic bomb.
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