The First Intercontinental Weapon System
And how it killed more people than ICBMs
5 min readApr 12, 2024
When people think of intercontinental weapons systems, they immediately think about missiles. Intercontinental ballistic missiles, or ICBMs, have been a specter hanging over humanity’s heads for decades. An ICBM reaches the edge of space and can deliver a nuclear payload anywhere in the world in a matter of minutes. Despite the…