Duga radar
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duga-radar-208-596215
title:
Duga radar
text:
Duga was an over-the-horizon radar (OTH) system used in the Soviet Union as part of its early-warning radar network for missile defense. It operated from July 1976 to December 1989. Two operational duga radars were deployed, with one near Chernobyl and Liubech in the Ukrainian SSR, and the other in eastern Siberia. The duga system was extremely powerful, reaching over 10 MW, and emitted in the shortwave radio bands. It was given the nickname Russian Woodpecker by shortwave listeners for its emis
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Soviet over-the-horizon early-warning radar system
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duga_radar
date created:
2004-12-21T07:56:33Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T04:34:33Z
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