Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Johnston Atoll, Island of the Cold War

Some 750 miles from Hawaii, tiny Johnston Atoll was developed into an airbase and seaplane base during the Second World War.  After the war, the developed facilities on a remote base put Johnston at the center of Cold War programs from nuclear tests to spy satellites to storing leftover chemical weapons. The History Guy recalls the forgotten history of the world's most interesting wildlife preserve. 


This is original content based on research by The History Guy. Images in the Public Domain are carefully selected and provide illustration.  As very few images of the actual event are available in the Public Domain, images of similar objects and events are used for illustration. 

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