How the CIA used jazz greats as cover for a 1961 coup in Africa
Johan Grimonprez uses archival footage of the period to expose the CIA-backed assassination of Congo leader Patrice Lumumba ...
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SITE 59 Secrets: Another West Michigan man says Cold War-era nerve agents made him sick
Two Kalamazoo-area men say their deployments to a top-secret, Cold War-era U.S. Army weapons storage site in Germany is not ...
East Tennessee leads in U.S. effort to revive Cold War uranium capabilities
The U.S. government wants to select "disparate" locations where it could eventually make bomb-grade uranium again.
Worried about World War 3? You could buy your very own Cold War nuclear bunker
The Brislington War Room was built in 1953 to protect the then regional government from an atomic bomb, but has been left ...
The Cold War nuclear test that turned the sky crimson
The military wanted to test the electromagnetic impacts of nuclear weapons in space. In 1962 they lit up the sky.
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An appreciation: How physicist Evgeny Velikhov helped end the US-Soviet nuclear arms race
Evgeny Velikhov's many accomplishments in reducing the threat from nuclear weapons—during and after the Cold War—are ...
Federal workers were targeted for loyalty during the Red Scare
President Harry S. Truman’s “loyalty checks” began with an executive order declaring that “there shall be a loyalty ...
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Nuclear war room built in the 50s as a result of Cold War tensions up for auction
A nuclear bunker built in the 1950s as a result of Cold War tensions has been listed for an upcoming auction with a guide ...
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Inside Project A119, America’s Top-Secret Plot To Detonate A Nuclear Bomb On The Moon During The Cold War
"You know what? The Moon's big enough that we can nuke it and land on it at the same time, so let's give this a shot." In 1958, the U.S. government plotted to show up the Soviets in the Space Race — ...
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Radioactive Dust Still Blows Over The Sahara From Cold War Nuclear Tests
The large Saharan dust cloud that blanketed Europe back in March 2022 contained some unexpected ingredients, according to a ...
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A parallel analysis: Syria’s current crisis and regional protests of the 1950s
The Middle East underwent immense changes in the 1950s due to political instability and ideological shifts. This period, ...
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"Use a bioweapon on our citizens" - Joe Rogan delves deep into the infamous Cold-War era secret chemical tests on U.S. citizens
In a recent episode (#2265) of The Joe Rogan Experience (JRE) podcast, comedian and writer Kurt Metzger joined Joe Rogan in and discussion on Cold War-era chemical testing on U.