Declassified patents provide an intriguing insight into Britain’s Cold War history and this example of technology first filed back in 1959 is no exception. Rooted in early analogue electronics, it could seem quite straightforward by modern day standards, but at the time it was an example of cutting edge technology and ...
The year is 1985. The apparent “Glasnost” and “Perestroika” have been shown to be nothing more than Soviet maskirovka to hide the awful truth – a mass invasion of Warsaw Pact forces across the inter-German border. As the NATO alliance marshals itself to prevent the 3rd Shock Army from reaching the ...