IconoclastFeb 28

This bridge in Finland has hooks to hang explosives from in case it needs to be collapsed to stop Russian advance

https://feddit.uk/post/45082376

Show threadMultiplexerFeb 28
Cold-War era strategic Autobahn segments in West Germany had covered shafts at regular intervals.
Rumors had it that they were supposed to be fitted with small tactical nukes in the case the Sowjet tanks were on the verge of crossing the border…
Show threadAlcoholicorn

There were also plans to bury nuclear landmines stuffed with chickens across Germany.

Britain: Some of you will be reduced to nuclear ash, but that is a sacrifice I am willing to make.

Blue Peacock - Wikipedia

Feb 28 at 10:50amWeb
Show threadTest_TicklesFeb 28
Today I learned something new, and was completely insane. Thank you.
Show threadWrufieotnakFeb 28
Thank you for that link. Now I’m surprised I haven’t seen it used in a meme yet.
Show threadAlcoholicornFeb 28
Be the change you want to see in the world.
Show threadladFeb 28
While reading that I thought they intended to make mounds akin to the ones made by megapodes (sort of chicken-like), but now I understand why people have mistaken a declassified data for an April Fools
Megapode - Wikipedia

Show threadMultiplexerFeb 28

I never expected to read the term “chicken powered nuclear bomb” in a serious Wikipedia article. Yet here we go!

BTW, I think we have left the mildly interesting context by now… :-)