CLASSIC: Project A119: The Cold War Plan to Nuke the Moon!

Ridiculous History

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🗓️ 8 March 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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It sounds like something straight out of your favorite sketch comedy show -- what if a crack team of scientists joined forces with the world's most powerful military on a mission to nuke the moon? Don't waste too much time asking why we'd want to do this... just imagine the explosion. Join Ben and Noel in today's Classic episode as they explore the bizarre and terrifying true story of Project A119, the secret US plan to detonate nukes on the moon.

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0:00.0	Fellow ridiculous historians, we cannot thank you enough for joining us.
0:04.5	We're on the road.
0:05.5	We wanted to bring you a classic episode.
0:08.1	We were hanging out recently with our guest super producer, Matt the Madman Stillow.
0:16.1	Matt the Birdman Stillow.
0:17.9	Matt Double Birdstillo.
0:19.1	And looking up at the lovely evening that we were strolling along.
0:26.5	Along the Corniche.
0:27.6	Yeah, it hit me.
0:29.2	The moon has just gone too far.
0:31.7	The moon really insists upon itself.
0:33.5	It insists upon itself.
0:35.2	It's always...
0:36.1	Learing, you know.
0:38.5	It's got... It's changing up, you know. It's upon itself. It's always... Learing, you know. It's got... It's changing up, you know.
0:40.5	It's never consistent.
0:41.8	Don't care for.
0:42.1	What is it even for?
0:44.3	Moon.
0:45.0	Who is it good for?
0:47.0	Yeah, absolutely.
0:47.6	No one.
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