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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The hijacking crisis of September 1970 occurred against the backdrop of a decades-long Cold War ... from World War II, the U.S. and the U.S.S.R., and they spent the years after 1945 racing ...

Launched in utter secrecy, Parcae’s orbital triads tracked Soviet warships in real-time, offering a vital edge at the height of the Cold War.

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 ...

The Cold War was about to enter its most critical phase, when the world would be pushed to the brink of nuclear war. The world experienced a bumpy ride in the final years of the Cold War ...

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.