The KM-2 Rocket
A shred of evidence comes down to us though the years in the form
of a newspaper article by Lionel Shapiro in the Denver Post,
dated November 9, 1947, and titled "Spies Bid for Franco's
Weapons". (Please refer to a copy of that article). It should
be noted that this was a few months after the summer of 1947, the
first and largest UFO flap in history, which included the Kenneth
Arnold sighting and the flying saucer activity of Roswell. It
should also be noted that the Denver Post was nor is not a
tabloid publication.
In doing research, this newspaper was contacted in an attempt to
learn the whereabouts of the author, Lionel Shapiro. Unlike so
many newspapers in the United States which have been purchased
and merged by conglomerates, this newspaper is still intact and
in existence. Unfortunately, no record could be found of Mr.
Shapiro in their personnel files although they did maintain files
going back that far. Also, no record could be found in their
sister publication, The Rocky Mountain News. It was suggested
that Mr. Shapiro was "a stringer", that is, a writer who did not
work directly for the newspaper and whose work was purchased on a
piece by piece basis. His work seems to have been channeled
through the North American Newspaper Alliance. More of Mr.
Shapiro's history and connections will unfold as the tale
progresses.
This article describes two devices. The first is an
"electromagnetic rocket", sometimes referred to later as the "KM2 rocket" in other literature. The second is a nuclear warhead
small enough to be fired by an artillery piece. The nuclear,
warhead which is affixed to a cannon projectile, is novel at this
time and is interesting since such devices were built and fired
shortly thereafter by the United States military. The article's
description of the nuclear cannon is correct. This was a German
invention and was under development in Germany during the latter
stages of the war. A prototype was even built and it carried the
German designation of DKM 44 (1). This very cannon was copied by
the Americans and became the T-131 which fired a nuclear warhead
(2).
The discussion of the nuclear cannon is really beyond the scope
of this book but what is important to bear in mind concerning
this discussion is that if fifty percent of this article has
proven to be accurate. The nuclear cannon was built and it
stemmed from a German prototype. Does this not at least raise
the possibility that the other fifty perce