The 512-Foot Long 2,100-Ton Missile Throwing Gun

In the late 1970s, Canadian inventor and engineer Gerald Bull was one of the world’s leading artillery experts and worked with the United States to develop the latest military technology. However, Bull had a secret passion project: a supergun that could revolutionize the era of space launches, removing the need for rockets. But at a time when his expertise should have been in high demand by the world’s superpowers, a defeated Bull chose to alienate himself from the West and opted to build his supergun for Saddam Hussein. After years of research, Bull was finally able to develop one of the most audacious pieces of engineering ever designed: Big Babylon, a 512-foot 2,100-ton weapon that could not only fire missiles with the force of a nuclear explosion but could potentially send satellites into orbit…
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