Cold War
See the Cold War-Era Trains Berlin Is Bringing Back Into Service
The “Dora” is returning to the tracks of the U-Bahn
Diver Found Possible Inactive 1950 Nuke Off the Coast of British Columbia
The purported bomb was discovered by a man searching for sea cucumbers
The FBI’s Fake Russian Agent Reveals His Secrets
In an exclusive interview, a retired FBI agent who posed as a KGB officer finally spills the beans about his greatest sting operations
Tour the World’s Biggest Manmade Cave in China
The 816 Nuclear Plant stands as a reminder of a paranoid past
George Kennan’s Love of Russia Inspired His Legendary “Containment” Strategy
It’s impossible to overstate the impact the American diplomat had on the United States’ Cold War policy
How a Couple of Guys Built the Most Ambitious Alien Outreach Project Ever
You might think it takes vast governmental resources to launch an extraterrestrial communication effort. Nope
How Cuba Remembers Its Revolutionary Past and Present
On the 60th anniversary of Fidel Castro’s secret landing on Cuba’s southern shore, our man in Havana journeys into the island’s rebel heart
The Solar Storm That Nearly Set the Cold War Ablaze
How radio interference from a 1967 solar storm spooked the U.S. military—and launched space weather forecasting
These Ridiculously Long-Lived Sharks Are Older Than the United States, and Still Living It Up
The lifespans of these marine methuselahs may double those of oldest living tortoises, a creative dating method finds
A Radioactive Cold War Military Base Will Soon Emerge From Greenland’s Melting Ice
They thought the frozen earth would keep it safely hidden. They were wrong
The KGB’s Favorite Restaurant Reopens in Moscow
Aragvi, the haunt of Soviet-era celebrities and spies opens after a 13-year absence and $20 million renovation
The Marshall Islands Are Becoming Less Nuclear
A new study finds that the abandoned nuclear test sites aren't much more radioactive than Central Park
During the Cold War, the Air Force Dropped an Unarmed Nuke on South Carolina
Amazingly, none of the Gregg family of Mars Bluff were seriously hurt, not even the cat
Is Europe Returning to Pre Cold War Divisions?
Author Robert D. Kaplan notes the beginnings of a complex map, caused by Russian revisionism, the refugee crisis and a structural economic crisis in the EU
A Brief History of Lee Harvey Oswald's Connection to Cuba
For over 50 years, conspiracy theorists have linked JFK’s assassin to Fidel Castro’s Cuba
Is Bratislava's Communist-Era Architecture Worth Preserving?
For residents of Slovakia's capital, Cold War structures recall a painful past
Switzerland’s Historic Bunkers Get a New Lease on Life
As the shadow of war fades, the country’s former fallout shelters now house everything from museums to cheese factories
Russia Wants to Turn Old Missiles Into an Asteroid Defense System
One of the world's deadliest missiles could become a planetary life-saver
Dig Into the Nuclear Era's Homegrown Fallout Shelters
In 1955, the head of Civil Defense urged everyone to build an underground shelter "right now"
This Postmodern Art Captures a Tiny Moment of Hope During Romania’s Communist Years
Learn about Romania's “unfrozen years” at Bucharest’s Postmodernism Museum
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