Cold War
When Rock Was Banned in the Soviet Union, Teens Took to Bootlegged Recordings on X-Rays
Teens snuck jazz and rock into the U.S.S.R. on records made of old x-rays
Reagan and Gorbachev Agreed to Pause the Cold War in Case of an Alien Invasion
The 40th President of the United States was a big science-fiction fan
Thirty Years Later, We Still Don't Truly Know Who Betrayed These Spies
Was there a fourth mole in the U.S. intelligence system that blew these secret agents' covers?
Gary Powers Kept a Secret Diary With Him After He Was Captured by the Soviets
The American fighter pilot who's the focus of Bridge of Spies faced great challenges home and abroad
Tour the World’s First Nuclear Power Plant
The historic site in a remote desert is now a museum where visitors can see the instruments that made nuclear history
In 1950, the U.S. Released a Bioweapon in San Francisco
This was one of hundreds of bioweapon simulations carried out in the 1950s and 1960s
Ride This Bizarre, Old-School Elevator Before They All Shut Down
The paternoster elevators of Europe are weird, a bit scary and getting harder and harder to find. For now, there are still a few you can ride
How the Summer of Atomic Bomb Testing Turned the Bikini Into a Phenomenon
The scanty suit’s explosive start is intimately tied to the Cold War and the nuclear arms race
Tour the Great Wide World of Mushroom Cloud Imagery
Nuclear testing yielded far more, and more diverse, images of mushroom clouds than those that are commonly shown
A Las Vegas Bathroom and 9 Other Unexpected Places to See the Berlin Wall
Twenty five years ago, the Berlin Wall came crumbling down. Today, segments can be found in over 140 memorials worldwide
A Private Tour of the CIA's Incredible Museum
Inside the agency's headquarters is a museum filled with relics from half a century of cloak-and-dagger exploits
A Remote Cold War Radar System Has New Use in a Warming World
The stations designed to ring an alarm against nuclear attack may have new responsibilities due to climate change
Russia Is Building a New Military Base in the Arctic
The cold war over the Arctic continues
As the Ice Melts, Spying in the Arctic is Hitting Cold War Levels
The prospect of resources and shipping lanes has sparked tensions in the Arctic
65 Years Ago Today, the Soviet Blockade of Berlin Ended
The first real showdown between the Soviet Union and the West ended 65 years ago today
Even During the Cold War, Russian and U.S. Rocket Scientists Were Friends, But Now They're No Longer Talking
U.S. and Soviet scientists worked together throughout the Cold War, but now, because of Crimea, those ties are being cut
For 25 Years, U.S. Special Forces Carried Miniature Nukes on Their Backs
The B-54 Special Atomic Demolition Munition was a nuclear bomb the size of a backpack
The Time the U.S. Nearly Nuked North Korea Over a Highjacked Spy Ship
The Pueblo incident ended peacefully, but newly unclassified documents detail President Johnson's contingency plans
Pay No Attention to the Spies on the 23rd Floor
For years, the KGB secretly spied on visitors to the Hotel Viru in Estonia. A new museum reveals the fascinating time capsule and all the secrets within
The Photographs That Prevented World War III
While researching a book on the Cuban missile crisis, the writer unearthed new spy images that could have changed history
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