The military wanted to test the electromagnetic impacts of nuclear weapons in space. In 1962 they lit up the sky.

What the visiting journalists weren’t told—nor were many of the soldiers living at the station, which could house up to ...

Throughout the Cold War’s iciest decades, the top-secret Parcae project, shrouded in secrecy for over 30 years, provided the U.S. with unmatched capabilities in electronic eavesdropping. This covert ...

As the Cold War settled into détente in the early 1970s, Fidel Castro ... Castro's Choice Then, 15 years after the triumph of the Cuban revolution, Fidel Castro made what was perhaps the most ...

Shortly after the Berlin Wall was torn down, prominent political leaders and commentators concluded that the U.S. military buildup under President Ronald Reagan had won the Cold War. "We were ...

The early Cold War years may have been suffused with existential dread thanks to the never-ending threat of nuclear obliteration, but at least it did have a great look. Think cars with a ton of ...

Was there a ‘New Cold War’ in the early 1980s? Was there a ‘New Cold War’ in the early 1980s? This online resource is a collaboration between LSE IDEAS and The Open University. It has received ...

However, by the early 1970s the USA was forced to withdraw. Managing the Cold War 1962-85 Following the Cuban Missile Crisis, the USA and the USSR attempted to reduce their hostilities.

As the Cold War settled into détente in the early 1970s, Fidel Castro ... Castro's Choice Then, fifteen years after the triumph of the Cuban revolution, Fidel Castro made what was perhaps ...