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Hungary’s forgotten Soviet city still stands near Lake Balaton: The story of Szentkirályszabadja and its sudden Cold War disappearance

Szentkirályszabadja, once a bustling Soviet military town, now stands quietly near Lake Balaton, predominantly uninhabited. During the Cold War, it served as a home to numerous soldiers and their families. Following the withdrawal of Soviet troops, the town experienced a gradual decline. Nature has taken over the dilapidated buildings and…

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A Latvian astronomer and his wife drove 190 miles to a secret Soviet ghost town in 1994; found a 600-ton telescope the Russians had poured acid on - adapted the Cold War machine built to spy on the West and listen to the stars

After the retreat of Russian forces from Latvia, a concealed Soviet-era radio telescope came to light. Astronomer Juris Zhagars dedicated his efforts to repairing the damaged equipment for research purposes. Alongside his wife, he revitalized a forsaken structure within the old military zone. Now, this telescope supports international scientific initiatives,…

The Economic Times

In the 1950s and 60s, British scientists secretly released harmless bacteria in London’s Underground to study how biological agents could spread

For several decades during the Cold War, British government scientists carried out a covert program testing how biological agents might spread through crowded public spaces, and the London Underground became one of their test sites. Researchers linked to the Microbiological Research Establishment at Porton Down dropped small containers of bacterial…

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In 1963, the US released nearly 480 million copper needles thinner than a human hair into orbit — the bizarre Cold War experiment was designed to create an artificial ring around Earth

During the Cold War, Project West Ford executed a groundbreaking experiment by launching millions of copper needles into orbit. This initiative aimed to establish an artificial ring capable of reflecting radio signals, particularly to safeguard the undersea communication cables from potential threats. While the project showed promise, advancements in satellite…

The Economic Times

Quote of the day by Henry Kissinger: 'Don't be too ambitious. Do the most important thing you can think of doing every year and then your career will take care of itself' and a remarkable career advice

Henry Kissinger was one of the most powerful and widely discussed political figures of the 20th century. Serving as United States Secretary of State and National Security Advisor under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, he shaped global foreign policy during the Cold War. Kissinger was famous for realpolitik, which…

The Times of India

State Department Report Details Decades of Alleged Cuban Support for Spy Rings and Far-Left Extremist Groups

The document concludes that Cuba's influence has outlasted the Cold War through networks of activists, political organizations and international partnerships

Latin Times

Faslane set for £15bn upgrade to make it ‘future-proofed for war-fighting’

Defence minister Luke Pollard has announced ‘the largest investment in the UK’s naval bases since the end of the Cold War’.

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Vikram Sarabhai's Work Ethic: Five Habits for Building Something From Nothing, India's Greatest Lesson

He Started in a Church With a Bicycle PumpIn 1963, India's first rocket was transported to its launch site on a bicycle and a bullock cart. The nose cone was carried on a cyclist's head. The launch pad was a church in Thumba, a fishing village on Kerala's coast, because…

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NATO summit ended 'on a more positive note than feared', former NATO security advisor says

Jamie Shea, former NATO security adviser, says NATO 3.0 is going to be "much more a European show and less an American show" than it used to be. According to Shea, the US "is going to do a lot less in terms of holding up the collective defence than allies…

Euronews

Why PM Modi Praised Nehru in Indonesia Surprised Everyone

Political speeches often focus on the present, but sometimes a single reference to the past reveals a story that many people have forgotten. During his address to Indonesia's Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi surprised many by praising India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, and remembering a daring rescue mission led…

MyLifeXP

The butcher who brought his haggis to Cold War Moscow

WHY would a butcher from Kirkcaldy hand-deliver his haggis to the Soviet Union in the middle of the Cold War?

The National (Scotland)

Australia still in dark over UK mega-bomb 70 years on

Secrecy continues to shroud the biggest bomb ever exploded on Australian soil, 70 years after it was detonated during the Cold War arms race.

AAP

In 1950, amid the Cold War, a tiny beetle from the US was destroying potato crops across East Germany. Then began one of history's strangest propaganda campaigns

In 1950, a striped potato beetle became the centre of one of the Cold War's most unusual propaganda campaigns after East Germany accused the United States of dropping the insects from aircraft to destroy socialist food supplies. While farmers battled real crop damage, governments turned the infestation into a political…

The Economic Times

European defence spending: Poland spends larger share of GDP than US

Defence spending across European NATO is at its highest since the Cold War, with countries closest to Russia spending the most. But the continent is splitting between front-line states racing towards 5% of GDP and a large group doing the bare minimum.

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The Independent UK

How Russian threats to the UK rose to the highest level since the Cold War

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Russia threats to UK at highest level since the Cold War, military chief warns

UK faces its ‘most dangerous period’ in decades as Moscow ‘risks crossing a line’, chief of the air staff says

Euronews

Greenland is part of Denmark 'for now,' US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says

The US is reported to have had 17 military facilities and more than 10,000 troops on Greenland at the height of the Cold War.

The Independent UK

Fears Russia could threaten Arctic and put London within range of hypersonic missiles

UK’s defence secretary warns Russia poses ‘greatest threat to Arctic and High North security since the Cold War’

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Reason

Psychic Soldiers, Mind Readers, and Dolphin Drones: The Cold War's Weird Paranormal History

How Soviet séances and CIA remote viewers sparked a decades-long arms race no one was supposed to know about

France 24

Why does Trump want to transfer Cold War-era plutonium to nuclear start-ups?

The Trump administration has announced that it has selected several nuclear start-ups to participate in a project that would allow them to use plutonium stockpiles inherited from the Cold War. This plan has alarmed nuclear non-proliferation specialists.

The Independent UK

Meta Ramsay: The British intelligence pioneer who could have been MI6’s first female ‘C’

Labour peer was a senior agent during the height of the Cold War

Evening Standard

Russia becoming ‘more reckless’ as Moscow weakened by war – Yvette Cooper

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said the peace dividend which began when the Cold War ended is ‘gone’.

The Independent UK

Russia becoming more reckless and dangerous as Ukraine war falters, foreign secretary warns

Yvette Cooper says the peace dividend which began when the Cold War ended is ‘gone’

Euronews

Trump envoy says US should restore its 'footprint' in Greenland

The US is reported to have had 17 military facilities and more than 10,000 troops on Greenland at the height of the Cold War.

France 24

US needs to 'put its footprint back on Greenland', says Trump envoy

US special envoy to Greenland Jeff Landry said on Wednesday Washington needed to rebuild its presence on the Arctic island, where the United States once operated 17 military facilities during the Cold War. President Donald Trump has repeatedly argued that US control of Greenland is vital to prevent China or…

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