Well,the old adage that truth is often stranger than fiction seems to be proved once more.
Plans to fill a nuclear landmine with chickens to regulate its temperature were seriously considered during the Cold War.
Civil servants at the National Archives say it is a coincidence the secret plan is being revealed on 1 April.
The Army planned to detonate the seven-tonne device on the German plains in the event of Soviet forces retreating
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