Explore the Cold War period, one of the most significant and tense times in modern history. Unlike traditional wars fought ...

The Cold War in a Nutshell. Time Period. 1945-1989. Main Belligerents. The United States, the Soviet Union. Major Events.

As the world holds its breath over the Russian invasion of Ukraine and other current affairs, comparisons are inevitably being made with the Cold War era, a period of geopolitical tension between ...

In the aftermath of the Second World War, as the Soviet Union imposed ideological control across Eastern Europe, the CIA ...

In the shadow of Point Sur Lighthouse along California's Big Sur Coast, the Point Sur Naval Facility, once one of the world’s most secretive sites, played a pivotal role in Cold War espionage.

THE COLD WAR: Facing the Facts. 2 minute read. TIME. March 22, 1954 12:00 AM GMT-5. T he rulers of Russia have begun at last to tell the Russian people the sobering facts of the thermonuclear age.

For Americans over age 45, our childhoods were defined in part by the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union ...

The Korean War: An Overview. Discover how the Cold War turned hot for the first time, on the Korean peninsula in the early 1950s.

The Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum is a stark reminder of the threat of nuclear war.