Tom Clancy’s 1982 plan to launch nuclear missiles from US Navy hovercraft

In 1982, Tom Clancy came up with this “outside the box” idea to launch nuclear missiles from hovercraft.

U.S. Naval Institute Graphic

Sudden arrival of Russian Pomornik-class LCAC interrupts Baltic holidaymakers

Not what you expect to see on your hols. There you are, sitting on the beach, licking your Frobisher & Gleason raspberry-flavoured ice lolly, and a soddin’ great Pomornik hovercraft covers you in sand.