Sisi Afrika Magazine – Arts, Sciences and Politics in Africa

May 18, 2026May 18, 2026

1959: The Day America Delivered the Mail by Cruise Missile

In 1959, the United States Navy launched 3,000 letters aboard a nuclear-capable cruise missile. The experiment lasted 22 minutes. The fantasy behind it lasted much longer.

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