Duga Radar

Duga Radar
Chernobyl, Ukraine (UA)
Duga was an over-the-horizon radar system used in the Soviet Union as part of its early-warning radar network for missile defense. It operated from July 1976 to December 1989. Two operational Duga radars were deployed, with one near Chernobyl, and the other in eastern Siberia. The Duga site lies within the 30 kilometers Zone of Alienation around the Chernobyl power plant.
Duga was an over-the-horizon radar system used in the Soviet Union as part of its early-warning radar network for missile defense. It operated from July 1976 to December 1989. Two operational Duga radars were deployed, with one near Chernobyl, and the other in eastern Siberia. The Duga site lies within the 30 kilometers Zone of Alienation around the Chernobyl power plant.
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