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Bot posting 4x daily from Sam Biddle's curated collection of US military slides from the Cold War era.

Main site: https://www.sambiddle.com/35mm-scans

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"SOVIET MILITARY CAPABILITIES S-100-18-85 BOX 1 OF 2," slide 22 of 40 [gallery]
February 11, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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"NORAD 35mm presentation slides," slide 18 of 41 [gallery]
February 11, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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"SOVIET MILITARY CAPABILITIES S-100-18-85 BOX 2 OF 2," slide 4 of 29 [gallery]
February 11, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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"SERIES 78, AERO SPACE DEFENSE COMMAND BOX 1 OF 2 V-0092," slide 4 of 38 [gallery]
February 11, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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"SOVIET MILITARY CAPABILITIES S-100-18-85 BOX 1 OF 2," slide 27 of 40 [gallery]
February 10, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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"Military Airlift Command," slide 8 of 24 [gallery]
February 10, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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"Alaskan Air Command," slide 14 of 21 [gallery]
February 10, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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"SOVIET MILITARY CAPABILITIES S-100-18-85 BOX 1 OF 2," slide 38 of 40 [gallery]
February 10, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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"MATHER NAV TRAINING S--1124 Bx 1 of 2," slide 3 of 40 [gallery]
February 9, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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"MX Missile," slide 8 of 29 [gallery]
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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"Alaskan Air Command," slide 14 of 21 [gallery]
February 9, 2026 at 8:01 AM
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"Untitled Slide Box 2," slide 22 of 25 [gallery]
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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"NORAD 35mm presentation slides," slide 1 of 41 [gallery]
Four military personnel plus the top of the head of a fifth cutoff in the foreground. Three of them (plus presumably head top guy) are at computer stations. They're all on telephone handsets and they all have big circular radar displays in front of them. The fourth man has three stars on his epaulets and is standing behind them, as if monitoring their work.
February 8, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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"Untitled Slide Box 1," slide 2 of 18 [gallery]
February 8, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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"Untitled Slide Box 2," slide 24 of 25 [gallery]
February 8, 2026 at 8:01 AM
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"Untitled Slide Box 1," slide 15 of 18 [gallery]
February 8, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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"Untitled Slide Box 2," slide 4 of 25 [gallery]
February 7, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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"SOVIET MILITARY CAPABILITIES S-100-18-85 BOX 2 OF 2," slide 23 of 29 [gallery]
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT - A line chart of "$ BILLION" showing USSR in red growing from 25 to 50 between 1973 and 1984, while the US stagnates at 20 until 1981, when it starts rising to 27 by 1984. - A bar chart of ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS. The USSR in red has 750K in 1973 while the US has 580K; in 1985, its 900K for the USSR and 700K for the US - Two photos, one of a guy with intense mad science goggles looking at an optical mirror apparatus, and the other of a Concorde SST type plane on a runway
February 7, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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"SERIES 78, AERO SPACE DEFENSE COMMAND BOX 1 OF 2 V-0092," slide 21 of 38 [gallery]
February 7, 2026 at 8:01 AM
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"AFSC 35mm presentation slides," slide 15 of 24 [gallery]
February 7, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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"SOVIET MILITARY CAPABILITIES S-100-18-85 BOX 2 OF 2," slide 14 of 29 [gallery]
February 6, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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"AFSC 35mm presentation slides," slide 13 of 24 [gallery]
Pie chart for AFSC FY 80, TOTAL FUNDS MANAGED Clockwise from 12 o'clock: 25% RDT&E 11% OTHER 21% FOREIGN MILITARY SALES 43% PROCUREMENT At bottom lists the total, $17.4 BILLION
February 6, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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"Untitled Slide Box 2," slide 22 of 25 [gallery]
February 6, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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"SOVIET MILITARY CAPABILITIES S-100-18-85 BOX 1 OF 2," slide 22 of 40 [gallery]
February 6, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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"MATHER NAV TRAINING S--1124 Bx 1 of 2," slide 16 of 40 [gallery]
February 5, 2026 at 8:00 PM