A review of the unbelievable American military experiments in the 20th century

Here are some of the unbelievable American military experiments with extremely strange ideas in the 20th century.

Project Iceworm was the US Army’s 1958 Cold War experiment to hide hundreds of missiles under the ice caps of Greenland. This secret site is believed to be an ideal place to launch attacks against the Soviet Union if war breaks out. The project started with the construction of a prototype ice base called Camp Century. This work consists of a system of tunnels made of ice, steel and snow, arranged into scientific laboratories, a hospital and is home to more than 200 people. Project Iceworm was a technical miracle, but the displacement of the ice cubes disrupted the consistency of the structure making the site not a safe place to protect nuclear weapons. The project was stopped in 1966. Project Pigeon: Renowned psychologist BF Skinner came up with the idea for a new weapon during World War II. What’s even more remarkable is that the US military actually invested in this experiment with the idea of ​​training missile-guided pigeons to more accurately target enemy targets. Psychologist Skinner observed the pigeon’s excellent vision and mobility and believed these would help his experiment. He trained the pigeons to cut into a number of predetermined images, such as enemy ships, and then place them in a small compartment with a screen showing the missile’s flight path. Recognizing the targets, the pigeon pecks on similar images on the screen, leading the missile to its destination. Surprisingly, the pigeons have demonstrated their outstanding ability, while the Skinner scientist’s experiment has been praised by both psychologists and physicists. However, the US military later thought the idea was too bizarre that it ceased to apply in practice. During World War II, a dentist named Lytle S. Adams contacted the White House to present his bat-bomb ideas amid the US seeking to attack Japan. Accordingly, when the incendiary devices mounted on the bats were activated, the towns would be engulfed in flames. However, when the US military tested the idea, it failed and they accidentally burned their own Air Force Base in New Mexico. In 1972, the US military received information that the Soviet Union was investing millions of dollars in psychic experiments and controlling objects with thoughts. Not wanting to be left behind, they launched the Star Gate Project. Uri Geller led this research. Although he was known for his ability to bend metal objects with his thoughts, the military was more interested in his ability to read and even control the minds of others. The psychic were then invited to assume the role of “remote observer”. They endeavor to use their abilities to gather intelligence about the enemy. They have participated in countless anti-terrorist campaigns and have helped track down the fugitives in the heart of America. However, the Star Gate project ended in 1995 with complicated results. Dark sighting plays a very important role on the battlefield, so night vision goggles are an indispensable part of the soldiers. However, the US Navy wanted to improve vision in the dark, so it mimicked the visual abilities of night creatures like raccoons. Raccoons have pigments in their eyes that allow them to see infrared light that cannot be seen by humans. The goal of the project is to help soldiers detect infrared signals, facilitating the transmission of confidential information. However, this idea does not seem to be working. Carriers are usually large ships because they have to carry tons of fighter jets and other vehicles. However, in the 1930s, the US military tested an aircraft carrier in the air. They created two such aircraft carriers, the USS Akron and USS Macon, with a length of 244 meters and each carrying about five fighters. However, in the end, as both carriers crashed, the test was abandoned.