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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 · Oct 31, 2022

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 · Oct 29, 2022

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.

The Conversation · Oct 28, 2022

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 [email protected].

The Conversation · Oct 24, 2022

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 · Oct 21, 2022

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

Daily Mirror · Oct 20, 2022

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

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2022

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

Salon · Oct 17, 2022

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

Daily Mirror · Oct 16, 2022

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.

WEKU · Oct 16, 2022