02 Apr 2004
British Chicken-Warmed Nuke

April Fools gag? Could be, but it deserves a mention here even if it is dreamt up silliness.

During the Cold War, British researchers developed a nuclear landmine, kept operational during cold conditions by packing it full of live chickens.

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