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During the Cold War, the Soviet Union developed a secret radar system called Duga. Which aimed to detect incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) from the United States. Located near Chernobyl in present-day Ukraine. The Duga radar system consisted of two massive structures over 150 meters tall and 500 meters long. Today, the abandoned radar station stands as a haunting reminder of the Cold War. However, the arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union. Construction on the Duga radar system began in 1976 and took over three years to complete. The radar was a classified project, and the Soviet authorities kept its existence a secret from the outside world. Although it was massive in size. The radar system remained hidden from view behind dense forests and was gua...

The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear blast, that took place towards the North of USSR. Happened nearly 35 years ago, the disaster still continues to affect nearby areas Termed as the 'worst nuclear disaster in history', the Chernobyl disaster took place in 1986 at a nuclear reactor in the north of USSR. The Chernobyl nuclear disaster, when measured on a severity scale scores around 7, which is the highest on the International Nuclear scale. The Chernobyl nuclear disaster when compared to all other disasters, is the one that was the heaviest on both costs and lives. This disaster resulted in a mass evacuation and has made its surrounding areas contaminated to this day. When adjusted to inflation the Chernobyl disaster caused the USSR a financial damage of around $68 billion. Thi...

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Chernobyl Disaster: The worst nuclear disaster in history