Training for Underground Warfare at a Nuclear Weapons Complex in Texas

Training for Underground Warfare at a Nuclear Weapons Complex in Texas

In the early, angst-filled days of the Cold War, miners starting carving the insides out of a hill between Dallas and Austin, Texas. The workers didn’t know what they were building, but—at 7,000 acres—it was huge. At that point in time, it was only known as "Project 76."

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The Chilling Geometry of Every US Military Base Seen From Space

The Chilling Geometry of Every US Military Base Seen From Space

The United States military is everywhere. It’s so big that it’s hard to quantify just how massive it is—any number used to describe it is so large that it defies the understanding of an ordinary human brain. Which is why artist Josh Begley skips the numbers and goes straight to the visuals with this chilling map, which catalogs every U.S. military base in the world.

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