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Soviet Military Might: How the Red Army Dominated the Cold War Era
The Soviet Army, with its enormous size and power, was the largest and most formidable military force in history. Between ...
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Ilyushin Il-62: The Soviet Long-Haul Jet That Changed Aviation
The Ilyushin Il-62 is a legendary aircraft that became the flagship airliner of the Soviet Union. Introduced in the early ...
Paul Bugas, Director of a Secret Doomsday Bunker, Is Dead at 96
The Cold War-era shelter, hidden below the Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia, was designed to house members of Congress in ...
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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 ...
Like Gukesh now, a young Vishy Anand too faced criticism and was once dismissed by Soviet stars as a ‘coffee house player’
Anand had written in his autobiography about the treatment he got from players from the Soviet Union in his early days: ...
Opinion: What JFK’s Cuban missile speech still teaches us
Current leaders would be wise to follow Kennedy’s exemplary rhetorical model when facing and talking publicly about today’s ...
When Was The B-2 Bomber Made? These Are The Years It Was Produced
When was the B-2 bomber made? These are the years this stealth military aircraft was produced and how many are still ...
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 ...