cold war
Is There A Morale Crisis In The US Nuclear Force?
Beyond the Air Force’s embarrassing suspension of 17 nuclear missile launch officers lie two broader questions.
Report Calls For US, Russia To Remove Nuclear Weapons From Ready-To-Launch Status
A new independent report calls on the United States and Russia to gradually take their nuclear weapons off ready-to-launch status to reduce the threat of mutual assured destruction.
Rejecting Cold War Tradition, Communist Cuban Paper Publishes Lengthy Interview With US Diplomat
Communist Party newspaper Granma published a lengthy interview with a U.S. diplomat Monday, making for highly unusual reading in a country where the official media routinely depict Washington envoys as hostile agents in cahoots with enemies of the Cuban government.
US Lawmakers Meet With Jailed American In Cuba
US lawmakers have confirmed they visited Alan Gross, an American man whose detention in Cuba has hampered efforts to improve relations between the countries.
Obama Maintains Standing With Cuban-Americans
The door for travel to Cuba cracked open during President Barack Obama’s first term. Cuban-Americans can now visit family on the island as often as they like. Americans can travel legally as part of an academic or religious trip.
Report: U.S. Planned On Blowing Up Moon With Nuke During Cold War In 1950s
Would Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin even had a moon to walk on if the United States had its way in the 1950s?
US: Immigrant Stole Military Technology For Russia
An American success story of an immigrant from Kazakhstan who made millions off his Texas export firm took a Cold War-era turn on Wednesday when U.S. authorities accused him of being a secret agent who’s been stealing military technology for the Russian military.
