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The Story Behind the Secret History Part II. Getting B-52s through.

Steve Blank

Soviet Air Defense – PVO Strany The B-52s had to get through a massive Soviet air defense system that had been built and evolved over two decades and was designed to shoot down manned bombers. All of this designed to make the plane if not invisible to Soviet radar, at least really difficult to lock onto and shoot down.

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If I Told You I'd Have to Kill You: The Story Behind “The Secret.

Steve Blank

On first glance it appears as if they are spending to much energy in the vertical portion of the jump, relative to the horizontal portion. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer. But I was always a sponge for new data and curious about where it came from, and what the history was, and what we were trying to do. Blog at WordPress.com.