After World War II, the former Allied powers quickly became rivals, divided by ideology, economics, and competing visions for global influence. As tensions rose, the United States surged ahead in the ...
Henry Stewart History on MSN
The moments when humanity nearly triggered nuclear war
This documentary looks at the two closest brushes with nuclear catastrophe: the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 and the 1983 ...
TimeGhost on MSN
How the Cold War Escalation Between Berlin and Havana Sparked the Cuban Missile Crisis
As the Cold War intensified, both the United States and the Soviet Union raced to expand their nuclear arsenals and secure ...
Defense cooperation agreements between the United States and Northern European countries pose a direct threat to Russia’s ...
Many of the aircraft that lived to retirement are now on display both in the US and in Europe. The Lockheed U-2 was a black ...
24/7 Wall St. on MSN
How the U.S. Tried to Contain the Arms Race: Cold War Treaties Explained
The United States and the Soviet Union signed numerous arms control treaties to limit the scope, danger, and expense of their ...
On October 22, 1962, John F. Kennedy addressed the world in the first live televised announcement of an international ...
TimeGhost on MSN
The Day the Cuban Missile Crisis Nearly Triggered Nuclear War
October 27, 1962 becomes the most perilous day of the Cuban Missile Crisis. As misunderstandings multiply, aircraft are shot down, commanders improvise, and both sides edge closer to launching nuclear ...
The Cuban missile crisis of October 1962 was the moment that the United States and the Soviet Union came closest ...
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