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Shevchenko, Nikolay. “Why did Soviet Soldiers in Afghanistan Boil their Ammo?” Gateway to Russia. June 30, 2022.
https://www.gw2ru.com/history/3930-why-did-soviet-soldiers-boil-ammo-afghanistan Ortiz, Miguel. “Why Soviet Troops boiled their bullets” WeAreTheMighty.com. March 7, 2024.
https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-history/the-reason-soviet-troops-used-to-boil-their-bullets/ “Project Eldest Son.” SOGsite.com.
https://sogsite.com/2021/03/24/project-eldest-son/ “Project Eldest Son- The Top Secret U.S. Scheme to Sabotage the Enemy’s Own Rifles in Vietnam.” MilitaryHistoryNow.com. November 13, 20205.
https://militaryhistorynow.com/2016/11/18/project-eldest-son-the-secret-u-s-scheme-to-sabotage-charlies-ammo/ Welker, David. “Explosive Coal: Bombs Hiding in Plain Sight.” Studies in Intelligence Volume 66 no.1. CIA.gov. March 2022.
https://www.cia.gov/resources/csi/static/Articler-Covert-Coal.pdf “The Coal Torpedo- The Confederacy’s own Improvised Explosive Device.” MilitaryHistoryNow.com. January 13, 2014.
https://militaryhistorynow.com/2014/01/13/dirty-trick-the-confederacys-top-secret-coal-torpedo/ Credit:
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