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	Podcast:		Cold War Cast
	Episode:		Cold War Weaponry: Radar
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:15:06
	Publish Date:		2017-06-09 12:51:54
	Description:		While it may not be traditionally thought of as a weapon, radar was probably the most important defensive tool of the Cold War outside of the idea mutually assured destruction. Both the United States (and our allies) and the Soviet Union (and her allies) were ringed by radar stations, which could detect aerial threats, should the other side decide to launch them. We’re discussing radar right now in our timeline because radar came into usage during WWII and was especially critical in the Battle of Britain. With radar’s aid, the British were able to pinpoint threats and allocate their resources accordingly. It was a real force multiplier (term explained in the podcast) and continued to be so throughout the Cold War and into today. Here’s the link to the Texas Towers I discussed in the show out in the middle of the Atlantic
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