Idea of Placing Chickens Inside Nuclear Weapons Not a Hoax

It sure sounded like an April Fool's hoax. On April 1, the British National Archives released a previously secret 1957 report from the Ministry of Defense which discussed the idea of placing chickens inside nuclear landmines. It appears that the landmine's internal components became unstable if cold; thus, the report stated, the body heat of a chicken placed within the landmine might protect the components. National Archive officials told the Associated Press that the report is real and is not an April Fool's hoax.