From the earliest days of the Cold War, both the US and the USSR had nuclear weapons, but only one means of delivering a strike – long-range, strategic bombers. As the conflict wore on, technological ...

Between 1953 and 1977, the U.S. and Iran had a mostly cordial relationship. During the 1960s, the U.S. assisted Iran in creating its nuclear program, providing a nuclear reactor and significant ...

1.) The politicians who do not make it to the Oval Office are sometimes just as consequential in shaping U.S. foreign policy as those who do. Henry Wallace served as vice president during Franklin D.

On Nov. 12, 2024, the National Cold War Center at Blytheville announced a partnership with the Woodrow Wilson Center in an effort to preserve the story of the Cold War. The Washington-based center, ...

The Cold War and its effects. Remarks delivered at the Jordan Center Workshop, New York University, November 1, 2024. My current reading of what Russia has become is based on my own experiences as an ...

Editor’s Note: The CNN Original Series “Secrets & Spies: A Nuclear Game” examines the tenuous global geopolitics during the Cold War through the lens of two notorious double agents: Oleg Gordievsky ...

The Cold War produced a wide range of unconventional military ideas as rival powers sought strategic advantages. Among the more unusual concepts were programs exploring how animals might assist ...

A punchy history tour of iconic artillery, from early quick-firing field guns to WWII superweapons and Cold War ...