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The Giant That Ruled the Skies – The 1950s Plane That Changed History!
The B-36 Peacemaker – the forgotten Cold War Giant with a Nuclear Mission. When the Cold War turned hot in the planning rooms ...
The Complicated History of Government Influence Over Universities
Today, Americans are witnessing a resurgence of such concerns. History shows that they may lead to censorship and curtail ...
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Setting the stage for the Watson School: 7 key moments in international and public affairs at Brown
Created in the waning years of the Cold War, the new Watson School of International and Public Affairs continues its history ...
‘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 ...
Mutually Assured Destruction: Cold War origins of nuclear Armageddon
After the US and Soviet Union became capable of Mutually Assured Destruction, safeguards were put in place to prevent World ...
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Proponents of the ‘New Cold War’ Misread the Dangers of the Old One
This concept of great power competition, one born from a misreading of the Cold War, is our concern. It elides the violence ...
Trump's military parade today isn't the first in the U.S. — but they're rare. Here's a look back.
Washington — President Trump is hosting a parade celebrating the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army today, bringing tanks and ...
History Today: When Checkpoint Charlie was dismantled
One of the most iconic reminders of the Cold War era, Checkpoint Charlie, was dismantled on 1990. The iconic checkpost served ...
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A Brief History of Nuclear Weapons in the Royal Air Force
Following the announcement that the Royal Air Force is regaining nuclear weapons, we explore the service’s history using ...
The Long History of the U.S. Backing White South Africans
The recent welcoming of Afrikaner refugees is the latest chapter in a history of U.S. support for white South Africans.
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How the US Military Scrambled to Recover a Missing Bomb During the Cold War
If not for a Spanish fisherman who saw something and said something, the U.S. Air Force might never have recovered a missing hydrogen bomb during the Cold War. On Jan. 17, 1966, Francisco Simo y ...
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NASA scientists find Camp Century, former Cold War base in Greenland - USA TODAY
NASA scientists in Greenland took an unprecedented look at Cold War history when surveys found an abandoned "city under the ... Camp Century was built by the U.S. within the ice sheet in 1959, ...