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After the end of World War II and the use of the atomic bomb, alliances changed and the U.S. and the Soviet Union became engaged in a war based on threats of using nuclear weapons more than on actual shooting. Increased concern over the other side’s ability to make a sneak attack pushed development of radar to areas not considered during World War II.
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In this Exhibit:
- see a U.S. Navy shipborne fire-control radar
- learn how radar led to the household microwave oven
- learn how Doppler radar would be used to direct American missiles toward Soviet bombers
- see how the Doppler effect was adapted to measure the speed of your car
- see Air Force and Navy airborne fire-control radars
- learn how side-looking radars developed in the 1950's could map the ground in all kinds of weather
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