The Moon Almost Caused World War III
What happened when U.S. radars spotted the wrong satellite?
4 min readOct 19, 2021
In October 1960, the Cold War was nearing its peak. The nuclear arms race raged; after the successful launch of Sputnik I in 1957, the Soviets and Americans stockpiled intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of reaching any location on earth in a few hours. Both sides were testing more and more…
