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Known as the R-36Orb inside the military, the weapon was designed by Soviet military to bypass American defenses.

When a mysterious crescent appeared over Moscow in 1967, alien enthusiasts were unaware they were actually tracking a ...

In science fiction, the use of gunpowder-based weapons is generally portrayed as something from a savage past, with technology having long since moved on to more civilized types of destructive ...