Sci & Tech● Low1h ago · Nov 4, 2026, 8:32 AM
In the midst of the Cold War, the United States launched 480 million copper needles into space: the ultrasecret plan behind the strange experiment
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The objective of the plan was to prevent the country from being cut off from communications in case of war.
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