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In Trump’s pledge to target bureaucrats, some hear Cold War echoes

Donald Trump has promised to root out “rogue bureaucrats” if he regains the White House, and an outside group has compiled a “subversive” watchlist.

Roll Call · Oct 30, 2024

Dr Strangelove review: Steve Coogan is stellar but this is a safe spin on a classic

3/5 Armando Iannucci and Coogan team up to bring Stanley Kubrick’s Cold War satire to the West End, but the production is constrained by aiming too hard for cinematic perfection

The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2024

Dr Strangelove review – Steve Coogan scores a quadruple cold war coup

Adding a fourth role to Peter Sellers’ three turns in the classic film, the comic excels in a fun yet unadventurous adaptation

The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2024

A Retired Cold War Spy Plane Discovered Something Really Weird About Thunderstorms

Out of 10 thunderstorms the aircraft flew over, 9 of them were alight with gamma rays, suggesting that large thunderstorms churn up gamma rays shockingly often.

Inverse · Oct 2, 2024

S&P 500 Index: The Hunt for (a) Red October

October is known for all things pumpkin, but it's also a bullish month for the S&P 500 index, a potential hot button issue for today's version of the Cold War.

Barchart · Oct 2, 2024

Chess: a game rooted in military strategy that has become a tool of international diplomacy

Hushed silence descends as two opponents engage in a battle of wits, memory and strategy. The atmosphere becomes more tense with each shuffle of a pawn or sweeping arc of the queen. The drama is palpable, but there can be only one winner. This year – at the 45th Chess…

The Conversation · Sep 27, 2024

Cold War Scotland show reveals impact of conflict on Scottish politics, culture and memory

The night before Halloween, 1976, my pals and I played an exhilarating game of Grand National, jumping across neatly tended hedges and lawns. We were going to see The War Game, a terrifying docudrama depicting the consequences of a nuclear attack on Britain.

The Conversation · Sep 19, 2024

How a Cold War fire truck became an iconic symbol of the independence campaign

THE Spirit of Independence truck, which clocked up some 2500 miles crisscrossing Scotland during the independence referendum campaign, is often…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 19, 2024

China The Top Challenge In US History, Top Diplomat Says

China presents the top challenge to the United States in its history, surpassing the Cold War, a top US official said Wednesday, as he urged Europe to get tougher on Beijing.

International Business Times · Sep 18, 2024

China says AUKUS is ‘driven by Cold War thinking’. Here are 3 reasons it is so threatened by the pact

Ever since AUKUS’ public announcement three years ago, China has been staunchly opposed to the partnership.

The Conversation · Sep 17, 2024