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In Canada’s Northern Outposts, Rusting Relics Once Guarded Against Nuclear War
Strings of radars stretching across Canada were built to give early warnings of Soviet bombers coming over the Arctic. The ...
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Why bizarre Cold War hoverboats are making a comeback
Sea-skimming crafts – which fly just above the water – were once considered Cold War relics of a failed Soviet experiment.
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F-14 Tomcat: The Cold War Icon That Revolutionized American Naval Combat
The F-14 Tomcat is widely regarded as one of the most iconic American fighters of the final years of the Cold War. In this ...
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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Russia Revives Cold War-Era Camps, Welcoming Cuban Children Once Again
A group of 25 Cuban children is set to travel to Russia to engage in activities at the Orliónok International Center, a ...
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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 ...
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The Polish-American at the heart of Cold War relations
Zbig: The Life of Zbigniew Brzezinski, America’s Cold War ProphetEDWARD LUCE(BLOOMSBURY, 560 PP, £30)TABLET BOOKSHOP PRICE ...
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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Cold War relic reborn? Leaked images suggest China is developing the Soviet Ekranoplan
Technically called a wing-in-ground effect vehicle, the craft was spotted along the Bohai Sea, a northern extension of the ...
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The Black gay music teacher who defied Florida's Cold War-era teacher purge
One of Tampa Bay's civil rights heroes is a Black gay music teacher you've probably never heard of. Why it matters: William ...
Cancelled Cold war-era football tie finally completed after 65 years
A European football tie cancelled due to Cold War-era tensions was finally completed in Northern Ireland on Saturday, 65 ...
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 ...