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Duga – The Super Secret Radar “Russian Woodpecker” In Chernobyl Area
There are very exciting things in the forests around Chernobyl. Duga was super secret “over-horizon radar” that would detect nuclear missiles from the US already at the launch. Join a tour of the powerful abandoned construction. More
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Exploring An Abandoned Soviet Missile Facility
Once a missile facility that protected the Soviet Union against all possible military threats. Walk into this area without permission before the year 1995, may have resulted in many years in prison. Today the place is abandoned. Now we enter the traces of rocket pads and rooms for radar surveillance! More
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Deep Inside The Cold War Aircraft Hangar
Aeroseum in Säve, north of Gothenburg, offers you access to the previously top-secret cavern. Here you survive a nuclear attack and may also see large parts of the Swedish military aviation history. More
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Beelitz-Heilstätten – Huge Abandoned Hospital
In the small town of Beelitz-Heilstätten was is a city within a city. This is now an abandoned hospital site and consists of around 60 major buildings. When this place was in use, it could be housing 12,000 patients at the same time. More
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Traces Of War on Latvian Beaches
On the beaches of the Baltic Sea are today remnants of what would constitute a defense in a war. A war in which, in the worst cases, nuclear weapons could decide the winner. Welcome to Liepaja in Latvia – And the former closed military city Karosta! More
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Traces Of War: Secrets of Poland’s Beaches
Once again in Poland. A country with a dramatic history that has left its traces, even on the most beautiful sandy beaches. Here are old bunkers with remains of guns with devastating firepower. More
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If The War Comes: In A Normal Swedish Shelter
In the late 1930s, the Swedish government decided that focus would be on the protection of civilians in time of war. With Prime Minister Per Albin Hansson as the leader, a civilian agency called the Air Protection Inspectorate was formed. The Air Protection Inspectorate was given the responsibility of planning, managing and meeting the need […] More
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The Biggest Military Base of USSR – Jüterbog
After Germany’s defeat in World War II, the Soviet got access to a large quantity of abandoned military buildings and areas. At first, they tried to blow up as much as possible, but the Soviet Union saw the potential of the giant site of Jüterbog. In Jüterbog, near Berlin, they planned to locate the largest military forces […] More
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Checkpoint Charlie In Berlin
Checkpoint Charlie is the most famous border crossing in Berlin, from the time when Germany was divided into East and West. The border crossing was between the American and Soviet sectors. More
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The Soviet Secret City That Did Not Exist – Nuclear Project In The USSR
Once upon a time, there was a town called Sillamäe in northeastern Estonia. Thanks to Stalin many people didn’t know the existence of this secret city. More
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Top Secret Soviet Radar Facility “Skrunda” In Latvia
In the Latvian forests, there was a bus stop just called “the facility”. Welcome to Skrunda-1, once a gigantic and top-secret Soviet radar station. More
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Soviet Nuclear Weapons Military Base In East Germany
In the deep forest, far from the nearest house, there was an extensive activity during the USSR and East Germany’s existence. Here were Soviet’s nuclear weapons, ready to fire at any time in direction west. More
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