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2 unusual facts about Sary Shagan


Sary Shagan

The site is mentioned in the manga 'Battle Angel Alita' in reference to a supposedly historical weapon, a 'scalar field' device called the 'Sarishagan tiger'.

The Sary Shagan site is one of the USSR ABM/SDI sites featured in the Tom Clancy novel The Cardinal of the Kremlin.


Terra-3

Terra-3 is a former laser testing centre, located on the Sary Shagan anti-ballistic missile (ABM) testing range in Karagandy Province of Kazakhstan.


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