Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant In 1972, the Duga-1 radio receiver, part of the larger Duga over-the-horizon radar array, began construction west-northwest of Chernobyl. It was the origin of the Russian Woodpecker and was designed as part of an anti-ballistic missile early-warning radar network.
Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant In 1972 the Duga-1 radio receiver part of the larger Duga over-the-horizon radar array began construction west-northwest of Chernobyl It was the origin of the Russian Woodpecker and was designed as part of an anti-ballistic missile early-warning radar network