Satellite images capture miles of rusting military aircraft precisely arranged in the vast Arizona desert, over 4000. Experts investigate Earth's largest aircraft storage facility and the rotting remains of a defining moment in Cold War history.U.S. Intelligence vastly overestimated the long-range nuclear bomber fleet of the Soviet Union in the 1950s. The U.S. deployed a line of ZPG-3W Airships along the Atlantic for two years for early warning of a Soviet attack. 750 B-52 Stratofortresses eventually were made. Some of these airships are in the boneyard along with 360 B-52s per the 1971 START 1 nuclear treaty. |
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Title: | The Boneyard of Arizona | |
Air Date: | February 16, 2023 | |
Runtime: | 60 min | |
Genres: | Mystery History Nature | |
Sally : Finally