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Duga radar
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Duga radar

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...