In the 1950s the Earth would have witnessed the moon blown up, had the US government completed its secret project intended to intimidate the Soviet Union and display its technological power during the notorious space race.
According to the secret project, called “A Study of Lunar Research Flights”, as well as “Project A119”, a missile with a nuclear bomb on board would have been launched from an unknown location.
Then, the nuclear bomb would have caused an explosion upon its collision with the only natural satellite of the Earth.
By 1959 the United States had deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles and the project looked quite feasible.
But it was given up in the end due to fears about the bomb detonating prematurely and space contamination.
The project was kept secret for nearly 45 years and the US government has never formally confirmed its involvement in the study.
All scientists involved in the project could have been accused of a security breach, had they revealed any detail of the classified project.
The project was officially canceled in January 1959 and the Unites States concentrated its efforts on ‘the first man on the moon’ project.
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