Backpack nukes, small but powerful atomic weapons, were deployed by the United States during the Cold War. They were phased out in 1989.
Military History
VIDEO: Alaska Highway
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Alaska took on a new strategic significance to the United States and Japan.
PHOTOS: Battle of Iwo Jima – Feb 19-26, 1945
Lt. Wade discusses the overall importance of Iwo Jima at a pre-invasion briefing. Landing craft bring the first wave of invasion to Iwo Jima. U.S. Marines with the 5th Division inch their way up a slope on Red Beach No.…
PHOTOS: War in the Pacific
ABOVE: The USS Bunker Hill is hit by two Kamikaze planes within 30 seconds on May 11th, 1945 near Kyushu, wounding 264 and killing 372. ABOVE: A Japanese torpedo bomber explodes after a direct hit from a 5-inch shell…
PHOTO: Soldier Bunks on Transport Ship in World War 2
PHOTO: U.S. Army Soldiers in bunks on Army transport SS Pennant, San Francisco Port of Embarkation, November 1st, 1942. Click photo to enlarge:
