Most people view the Space Race as a purely scientific endeavor, but declassified records from the late 1950s suggest a much more militarized alternative path that was nearly taken.
While researching the Cold War archives, I came across Project A119 (officially titled "A Study of Lunar Research Flights"). This wasn't a "what-if" scenario; it was a fully funded Air Force investigation into detonating a nuclear device on the lunar surface.
by No_Money_9404
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This is cool and all but its all declassified and there’s not really a cover up?
If you want something actually interesting google “Ross dedrickson nukes not allowed in space