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This is why ‘peaceful nukes’ ended in utter disappointment

This is why ‘peaceful nukes’ ended in utter disappointment

By Eric Milzarski

This insane cavalry charge inspired Iron Maiden’s “The Trooper”

This insane cavalry charge inspired Iron Maiden’s “The Trooper”

By Eric Milzarski

The U.S. military’s actual plan for a moon base

The U.S. military’s actual plan for a moon base

This cursed Soviet submarine nearly caused a nuclear disaster in the Atlantic Ocean

This cursed Soviet submarine nearly caused a nuclear disaster in the Atlantic Ocean

These are some of the most fascinating discoveries of lost ships and planes

These are some of the most fascinating discoveries of lost ships and planes

By Harold C. Hutchison

Russia built an armored vehicle like the American M113

Russia built an armored vehicle like the American M113

By Harold C. Hutchison

This aging Russian plane was the Tomahawk strike’s target

This aging Russian plane was the Tomahawk strike’s target

By Harold C. Hutchison

The only time the Soviet Union officially fought the US was in brutal air combat

The only time the Soviet Union officially fought the US was in brutal air combat

By Blake Stilwell

This powerful fighter plane could destroy enemy satellites in space

This powerful fighter plane could destroy enemy satellites in space

By Blake Stilwell

These rebels fought Soviet tanks with dish soap and jam

These rebels fought Soviet tanks with dish soap and jam

By Christian Lowe

Russian spy ship near Navy bases on East Coast

Russian spy ship near Navy bases on East Coast

By Harold C. Hutchison

That time an American cruise missile hit the wrong continent

That time an American cruise missile hit the wrong continent

By Harold C. Hutchison

3 systems America scrapped after its mid-range nuke agreement with the USSR

3 systems America scrapped after its mid-range nuke agreement with the USSR

By Harold C. Hutchison

It’s the end of the road for the USS Enterprise

It’s the end of the road for the USS Enterprise

By Harold C. Hutchison

How 8 countries are preparing for war with Russia

How 8 countries are preparing for war with Russia

Russia has threatened to nuke Norway

Russia has threatened to nuke Norway

This former top-secret missile base is being slowly exposed

This former top-secret missile base is being slowly exposed

These Fidel Castro assassination attempts are crazier than your Saturday morning cartoon plots

These Fidel Castro assassination attempts are crazier than your Saturday morning cartoon plots

By Orvelin Valle

Here’s a look at the “Davy Crockett bomb,” the world’s smallest nuke

Here’s a look at the “Davy Crockett bomb,” the world’s smallest nuke

Some Russians want a new Cuban Missile Crisis . . . really

Some Russians want a new Cuban Missile Crisis . . . really

This documentary alleges the US purchased its space program from Yugoslavia

This documentary alleges the US purchased its space program from Yugoslavia

By Blake Stilwell

5 reasons why Ronald Reagan was a great commander-in-chief

5 reasons why Ronald Reagan was a great commander-in-chief

By Blake Stilwell

The man-portable rocket launcher that could destroy a city block

The man-portable rocket launcher that could destroy a city block

By Stephen Carlson

The first man to die in the Space Race cursed the USSR the whole way down

The first man to die in the Space Race cursed the USSR the whole way down

By Blake Stilwell

The US used this cartoon turtle to prepare kids for nuclear war

The US used this cartoon turtle to prepare kids for nuclear war

This forgotten Cold War-era technology is actually alive and well

This forgotten Cold War-era technology is actually alive and well

By Orvelin Valle

This airman enlisted to be an accountant and instead became the first female ICBM maintainer

This airman enlisted to be an accountant and instead became the first female ICBM maintainer

By Blake Stilwell

A brief history of the Berlin Wall, “the monument to Communist failure”

A brief history of the Berlin Wall, “the monument to Communist failure”

By Blake Stilwell

This mesmerizing video shows an AK-74 rifle firing in slow motion

This mesmerizing video shows an AK-74 rifle firing in slow motion

World War III nearly started when the Soviet premier was banned from Disneyland

World War III nearly started when the Soviet premier was banned from Disneyland

Shopping malls were created with nuclear war in mind

Shopping malls were created with nuclear war in mind

The Russian military officer who ‘saved the world’ from nuclear armageddon in 1983

The Russian military officer who ‘saved the world’ from nuclear armageddon in 1983

By Paul Szoldra

‘Bridge of Spies’ brings the Cold War to life

‘Bridge of Spies’ brings the Cold War to life

By Blake Stilwell

The Cuban Missile Crisis: 13 days that almost ended the world

The Cuban Missile Crisis: 13 days that almost ended the world

By Blake Stilwell

Inside the Army’s secret Cold War ice base

Inside the Army’s secret Cold War ice base

By Military.com

7 times the US almost stumbled into war with Russia

7 times the US almost stumbled into war with Russia

4 urban myths with military roots

4 urban myths with military roots

By Blake Stilwell

The cover story that helped the CIA pull off one of the Cold War’s most epic heists

The cover story that helped the CIA pull off one of the Cold War’s most epic heists

By Paul Szoldra

The CIA built a secret and groundbreaking mobile text messaging system in the late 1970s

The CIA built a secret and groundbreaking mobile text messaging system in the late 1970s

The top 5 things to see at the US Air Force Museum

The top 5 things to see at the US Air Force Museum

By Blake Stilwell

These are the 5 Russian generals already fighting the new Cold War

These are the 5 Russian generals already fighting the new Cold War