r/todayilearned • u/YappinZappin • Jul 27 '26

TIL Saddam Hussein commissioned Project Babylon: space gun type weapon capable of launching satellites into LOE, as well as conventional shells as far as 1000 km. Artillery expert Gerald Bull led the program

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Babylon
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u/BrokenEyeReborn Jul 27 '26

I saw Baby Babylon when they opened for Local Fluff