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Renovated and reopened National Cryptologic Museum a spymaster’s delight; newly declassified artifacts on display

BALTIMORE — The newly renovated and reopened National Cryptologic Museum, run by the National Security Agency and located near the spy agency’s headquarters at Fort Meade, deals a fatal blow to one of the most enduring myths of the Cold War: There is no “red phone” linking the Oval Office…

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The West needs an energy alliance

The old line that "history does not repeat itself, but often rhymes", is an apt description of the evolving relationship between the West and its rivals. During the Cold War, the Soviet Union was a global superpower, owing to its military prowess. Today, Russia's armed forces appear to be in…

Bangkok Post

Cuba embargo: Why does the US continue to reject UN moves to end it?

Now 60 years old, the trade embargo on Cuba has been perpetuated primarily at the behest of Washington. When it was imposed in 1962, John F. Kennedy was US president and Fidel Castro was the revolutionary leader of Cuba: a Communist too close for comfort for Washington at the height…

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Harold Wilson drama is first feature film to be shot in Commons chamber

It’s a Sin actor Shaun Dooley plays former PM in cold war thriller The Ghost of Harold Wilson

The Guardian - UK

Why democracy needs a new plan

When the wealthy get wealthier and the poor get poorer a political crossroads has been reached. Will the world go in the right direction?

Crikey

Russia Says US Lowers ‘Nuclear Threshold’ by Deploying New Nuclear Bombs in Europe

Russia said on Saturday that the accelerated deployment of modernized US B61 tactical nuclear weapons at NATO bases in Europe would lower the "nuclear threshold" and that Russia would take the move into account in its military planning. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has triggered the gravest confrontation between Moscow and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Should the West negotiate with Russia? The pros and cons of high-level talks

With progressive members of the US Congress recently calling for a resumption of direct talks between the West and Vladimir Putin’s Russia, it’s a good time to consider how such talks could look and what might be gained – or lost.

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Stop worrying and love the bomb

The U.S. is slipping into war with Russia, with the goal of humiliating and defeating Putin. What could go wrong?

Salon

Russian nuclear rhetoric rekindles German Cold War fears

Deep inside a decommissioned nuclear bunker built into a Cologne subway station at the height of the Cold War, tour guide Robert Schwienbacher says he is getting a number of inquiries from Germans asking for space available in an emergency.

Reuters

Russia may again block Antarctic marine protections

Call it a cold war

The Independent UK

Commentary: Liz Truss’ stormy reign has lessons for the US on how not to be an aging superpower

The rapid meltdown of former British Prime Minster Liz Truss, who resigned after only 44 days in office and is being succeeded by former Boris Johnson Treasury chief Rishi Sunak, should alarm Americans. She is the supply-side ghost of Christmas future, a long-distance warning from an ex-empire to an aging…

Chicago Tribune

What's a cold war? A historian explains how rivals US and Soviet Union competed off the battlefield

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.

The Conversation

Russian threats revive old nuclear fears in central Europe

Fighting around Ukraine’s nuclear power installations and Russia’s threats to use nuclear weapons have reawakened nuclear fears in Europe

The Independent UK

Cold War nuclear bunker on sale for £25k with gas masks included in case of Russia attack

The Royal Observer Corps monitoring post in Louth, Lincolnshire was bought on eBay on a whim nearly 20 years ago, and can only be accessed down a 14-foot shaft

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AFP

60 years after Cuba crisis, nuclear war suddenly thinkable again

Washington (AFP) - For 60 years, the Cuban missile crisis has loomed both as a frightening lesson on how close the world came to nuclear doomsday -- and how skillful leadership averted it.

The Guardian - UK

Propaganda: A New Musical review – love and betrayal at the birth of the cold war

Effervescent jazz and operatic lyricism tease out the characters in Conor Mitchell’s ambitious production which grows thrillingly in impact – and in contemporary resonance

Salon

They perfected the "art of polarization"

Historian Nicole Hemmer talks to Salon about how Rush, Newt, Buchanan and an obsession with Clinton remade the GOP

Daily Mirror

Liz Truss playing 'cruel games' with Britain’s nuclear test veterans

The Prime Minister is being urged to announce a medal for heroes of the Cold War

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60 years after the Cuban missile crisis, Russia's threats reignite Cold War fears

Over 13 days beginning on Oct. 16, 1962, the U.S. and Soviet Union were at the brink of a nuclear conflict. But since the Cold War ended, some historical assumptions about the crisis have changed.

AFP

Key moments from Xi's address to China's Communist Party Congress

Beijing (AFP) - President Xi Jinping kicked off China's five-yearly Communist Party Congress on Sunday with a wide-ranging speech defending Beijing's zero-Covid approach, hailing its anti-graft efforts and reasserting its ambition to absorb Taiwan by force if necessary.

Reuters

Explainer-What are 'tactical' nuclear weapons?

From the war in Ukraine to North Korea's recent missile testing spree, tactical nuclear weapons are being debated and developed in a way not seen since the Cold War.

Al Jazeera

What are nuclear tactical weapons, will they be used in Ukraine?

Tactical nuclear weapons are often characterised by their size, range, or use for limited military targets.

Reuters

Explainer-What makes a nuclear weapon 'tactical'?

From the war in Ukraine to North Korea's recent missile testing spree, tactical nuclear weapons are being debated and developed in a way not seen since the Cold War.

Evening Standard

New Cold War papers show just how far Britain has come on LGBT issues

Today MI5 is releasing a massive number of its historical files into the National Archives at Kew. Among them are papers telling for the first time the inside story of its investigation of John Vassall — the notorious KGB spy in the Admiralty until his arrest in 1962.

AFP

Nuclear 'Armageddon' threat back for first time since Cold War: Biden

New York (AFP) - US President Joe Biden said Thursday the world risks nuclear "Armageddon" for the first time since the Cold War and that he is trying to find Russian President Vladimir Putin's "off-ramp" in the Ukraine conflict.

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