Smithsonian Magazine1d
The Odd Arctic Military Projects Spawned by the Cold War
At the height of the Cold War in the 1950s, as the fear of nuclear Armageddon hung over American and Soviet citizens, ...
50 years ago in Expo history: Was the cold war thawing? Soviet relations at the fair seemed to suggest so
The term referred to a thawing trend in the three-decade Cold War, and visiting Soviet officials were presenting an amicable ...
WAR HISTORY ONLINE13d
The True Story Behind the Cold War’s Most Iconic Photograph
Leibing’s photograph went on to become one of the most iconic of the Cold War, serving as a visual reminder of the risks ...
How USAGM officials misused taxpayer resources to attack their critics
USAGM officials have been using taxpayer funds to provide legal and logistical assistance to outside individuals to smear ...
Plans to develop 1950s war bunker announced
A 1950s war bunker in Nottingham could be converted into a creative hub. The Grade II-listed site in Beechdale, known as the ...
CounterPunch3d
Reagan’s Lessons: In and Out of Cold War
With the exception of Donald Trump, no president in my lifetime had a more shallow knowledge of history and foreign policy ...
The Bookseller1d
Oldcastle Books signs Jack Boulter’s account of the Stasi in the Cold War
Oldcastle Books has signed First Class Comrades: The Stasi in the Cold War, 1945-1961 by former bookseller Jack Boulter.
A World’s Fair Could Be Just What We Need
The 1964-1965 Fair came at a tumultuous time — mere months after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, amid a ...
New Scientist3d
Cold war spy satellites and AI detect ancient underground aqueducts
Archaeologists are using AI and US spy satellite imagery from the cold war to find ancient underground aqueducts that helped ...