Top 10 Craziest Cold War Stories
VOICE OVER: Tom Aglio
WRITTEN BY: Francis Ofiaeli
Truth really is stranger than fiction when it comes to Cold War history. Join us as we count down the most unbelievable tales from one of history's tensest eras! Our countdown includes Operation Acoustic Kitty, the Cuban Missile Crisis, Stanislav Petrov's world-saving false alarm, and more! Which of these jaw-dropping Cold War stories do you find most unbelievable? Let us know in the comments! From the CIA's $20 million cyborg cat spy program to the U.S. Air Force strapping bears into supersonic escape capsules, and from a poplar tree that nearly reignited the Korean War to thirteen terrifying days that brought the world to the brink of nuclear annihilation, these stories prove the Cold War was as bizarre as it was dangerous.
- #10: Project West Ford
- #9: Operation Anadyr
- #8: Stanislav Petrov's False Alarm
- #7: Project Iceworm
- #6: The KAL Airliner Shootdown
- #5: Operation Ivy Bells
- #4: The US Air Force Used Bears As Test Pilots
- #3: Operation Acoustic Kitty
- #2: The Tree That Nearly Started a War
- #1: The Cuban Missile Crisis
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