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Land Mines, a Cold War Horror, Could Return to Fortify Europe’s Borders
Five countries plan to revive the use of a weapon prohibited by treaty for more than a quarter of a century, hoping to ...
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The CIA’s most unlikely Cold War weapon? A secret smuggling operation that terrified Soviet censors
In the aftermath of the Second World War, as the Soviet Union imposed ideological control across Eastern Europe, the CIA ...
China’s terrifying new giant ‘sea monster’ warplane pictured for first time – & it’s a throwback to Cold War Soviet tech
CHILLING pictures have emerged showing China’s terrifying new giant “sea monster” warplane for the first time. And the ...
Xi Has Spent Decades Preparing for a Cold War With the U.S.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping is entering trade negotiations with a grand strategy inspired by his understanding of what the ...
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The Cold War: The War of Ideologies and Superpower Rivalry
Explore the Cold War period, one of the most significant and tense times in modern history. Unlike traditional wars fought ...
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Soviet Military Might: How the Red Army Dominated the Cold War Era
The Soviet Army, with its enormous size and power, was the largest and most formidable military force in history. Between ...
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Millions of glass beads turn Cold War-era Soviet fighter into art at the Museum of Flight
A steel gray fuselage with a bright red star painted on the side tail was about as ornate as the Soviets got when painting ...
The gripping story of how smuggled books helped end the Cold War
In an account that reads more like a spy thriller than a political history, British author Charlie English recounts the story ...
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America’s Short-Lived B-58 Hustler Bomber Made a Lasting Impact
As the first operational Mach 2 bomber, the B-58 pushed the boundaries of aerodynamic design, propulsion, and avionics, ...
'CIA Book Club' illuminates Cold War skullduggery and reminds how revolutionary reading can be
Charlie English delves into the CIA's attempts to combat communism via literature including '1984' in a book that reminds, in an age of book bans, how powerful stories — and reading — can be.
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These Popular Soviet-era Fighters Used to Give NATO Nightmares
The most infamous Soviet-era fighters are arguably the Sukhoi Su-27 and the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 and MiG-25.