Mythbuster: The Pentagon’s Ground Zero Café
Were the Soviets targeting a Pentagon snack spot?
By Jeff Schogol
Stars & Stripes
Published: December 7, 2010
It’s no surprise that the Soviets trained their nukes at the Pentagon during the Cold War, but were they really targeting the courtyard cafe?
That’s what people continue to hear when they visit the Pentagon.
Rumor has it that the bull’s-eye was a structure in the center of the courtyard. Russian satellites caught images of people going in and out of the mysterious building all day, so they assumed it was a command-and-control center.
In reality, the building was a cafe, a place to grab a hot dog or a cup of coffee. Could Soviet intelligence have really been that bad? The Rumor Doctor decided to investigate. READ MORE at Stars and Stripes
