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The Russian Embassy in Rome on Wednesda. Italy has ordered two Russian Embassy officials expelled and arrested an Italian Navy captain on spying charges after police caught the Italian allegedly giving classified documents to one of the Russians in excha

Italy Expels 2 Russian Embassy Officials, Arrests Navy Captain On Spying Charges

Mar 31, 2021
The captain, identified by Italian media as Walter Biot, was reportedly caught Tuesday evening as he handed over allegedly top-secret documents to one of the Russian diplomats in exchange for money.
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Europe
George Blake, a former British spy and double agent in service of the Soviet Union, in Moscow in 2006.

British Double Agent George Blake Honored At His Moscow Funeral As A Russian Hero

Dec 30, 2020
The Cold War-era turncoat became a believer in communism after he was captured in North Korea and went on to spy for the Soviet Union. He died Saturday in Moscow at the age of 98.
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National Security
Jonathan Pollard, the American convicted of spying for Israel, leaves a New York courthouse following his release from prison in 2015. As of Friday, Pollard has completed the terms of his parole and is a free man.

Jonathan Pollard, Who Sold Cold War Secrets To Israel, Completes Parole

Nov 21, 2020
After 30 years in prison, and five years on stringent parole, former U.S. Navy analyst Jonathan Pollard plans to move to Israel, his lawyers said.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
A demonstration of a ventilator for future patients with coronavirus at Samson Assuta Ashdod University Hospital in Ashdod, Israel.

Trump Invokes A Cold War Relic, The Defense Production Act, For Coronavirus Shortages

Mar 18, 2020
A law that allows the executive branch to direct industrial production is being used to spur firms to step up their output of scarce items, such as face masks and ventilators.
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National Security
The Doomsday Clock reads 100 seconds to midnight, a decision made by the <em>Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists</em> that was announced Thursday. The clock is intended to represent the danger of global catastrophe.

The End May Be Nearer: Doomsday Clock Moves Within 100 Seconds Of Midnight

Jan 23, 2020
The two-minute warning that had held over the past two years has now shrunk to 100 seconds before midnight on the Doomsday Clock set by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
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Book Reviews
<em>The Mysterious Affair at Olivetti: IBM, the CIA, and the Cold War Conspiracy to Shut Down Production of the World's First Desktop Computer,</em> by Meryle Secrest

'The Mysterious Affair At Olivetti' Attempts To Find A Cold War Conspiracy

Nov 07, 2019
Biographer Meryle Secrest chases a theory that two key Olivetti computer visonaries' deaths did not happen as officially recorded. While a gripping read at times, there's not a lot of solid ground.
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National Security
Chinese military delegates arrive for the National People's Congress in Beijing last March. The growing friction between the U.S. and China, combined with the rapid rise of China's economy and its military, has stirred a debate about whether the U.S. and

Are The U.S. And China Headed For A Cold War?

Sep 09, 2019
U.S.-China tensions are rising on almost every front, and there are plenty of parallels to the U.S.-Soviet rivalry. Analysts say competition is inevitable, but doesn't have to lead to confrontation.
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Politics
President George H.W. Bush and Russian President Boris Yeltsin toast to each other after signing an arms control treaty in January 1993 in Moscow. Bush skillfully cultivated relationships with both Yeltsin and his Soviet predecessor, Mikhail Gorbachev.

George H.W. Bush's Life Has Plenty Of Lessons For Today's Politics

Dec 03, 2018
People who worked with Bush valued his character, manners and experience. That, they said, led him to be successful in managing the end of the Cold War — and current leaders could learn from that.
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Politics
In this Dec. 8, 1987, file photo, President Ronald Reagan, right, and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev exchange pens during the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty signing ceremony in the White House East Room in Washington, D.C.

The Modern Superpower Summit: A Performance On The High Wire

Jun 12, 2018
The phrase "historic summit," language inherited from the late 20th century, has been used many times in recent decades, including related to President Trump's meeting with North Korea's Kim Jong Un.
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World
Former Vice President George H.W. Bush met with El Salvador's President Álvaro Magaña in 1983. During the toast, Bush relayed President Ronald Reagan's concern over killings by right-wing death squads. Stephanie Van Reigersberg (center) was Bush's in

The Pressures Of Being An Interpreter At A High-Stakes Summit

Jun 11, 2018
President Trump doesn't speak Korean and little is known about Kim Jong Un's English skills. The best interpreters serve as both linguists and diplomats. They understand the politics behind the words.
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The Two-Way
Tanks parade past President Trump, first lady Melania Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, during a Bastille Day parade on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris on July 14, 2017.

Trump Wants Pentagon To Stage Military Parade Down Pennsylvania Avenue

Feb 07, 2018
The president has directed the Pentagon to look into a parade, possibly to take place on Veterans Day. He was apparently inspired by the Bastille Day parade he saw last summer during a trip to Paris.
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National
Barb Graff, director of Seattle's Emergency Management Center, says telling people to run is not a plan.

Nuclear Strike Drills Faded Away In The 1980s. It May Be Time To Dust Them Off

Dec 19, 2017
Nuclear civil defense fell out of favor in the latter years of the Cold War. But, as North Korea builds its nuclear arsenal, local officials are reluctant to bring it back.
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Politics
Former President George W. Bush speaks at a forum in New York, where he criticized the kind of politics that gave rise to Trump.

George W. Bush Slams 'Bigotry,' Politics Of Populism That Led To Trump, Sanders

Oct 19, 2017
The former president made the remarks at a forum put on by his namesake center. "To renew our country, we only need to remember our values," the 43rd president said.
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The Two-Way
A former prisoner holds a photo of his fellow inmates during his 14-year imprisonment for suspected communist ties.

Declassified Files Lay Bare U.S. Knowledge Of Mass Murders In Indonesia

Oct 18, 2017
The Indonesian military systematically killed at least half a million people in the 1960s. Documents released Tuesday show U.S. officials knew about it from the start — and stood by as it unfolded.
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The Two-Way
People in Berlin voted in a nonbinding referendum Sunday to keep the centrally located Tegel Airport open.

Berliners Vote To Keep Cold War-Era Airport Open

Sep 25, 2017
Tegel Airport was built when Berlin was a divided city and has been scheduled to close after the opening of a new international airport called Berlin Brandenburg, farther from the city center.
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Author Interviews
Garrett Graff is also the author of <em>Threat Matrix: Inside Robert Muller's FBI and the War on Global Terror</em> and formerly the editor of <em>Washingtonian</em> and <em>Politico.</em>

In The Event Of Attack, Here's How The Government Plans 'To Save Itself'

Jun 21, 2017
In Raven Rock, Garrett Graff describes the bunkers designed to protect U.S. leaders in the event of a catastrophe. One Cold War-era plan put the post office in charge of cataloging the dead.
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Parallels
An image from a 1987 South Korean elementary school textbook shows a North Korean depicted as a shadowy character. Above, the text reads: "Take the leader back to the North."

Why Do Some South Koreans Believe A Myth That North Koreans Have Horns?

Apr 04, 2017
Researchers say the belief some South Koreans hold that North Koreans — who are the same ethnicity as South Koreans — are beast-like is a product of years of propaganda and misleading education.
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The Salt
Steven Jones (left) and Colin Curwen-McAdams compare the tall stalks of Salish Blue with conventional wheat stalks.

Don't Call It Wheat: An Environmentally Friendly Grain Takes Root

Feb 08, 2017
Researchers have developed a new wheat-like species called Salish Blue that grows back year after year, which not only cuts down on work for farmers, but helps prevent erosion and agricultural waste.
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Around the Nation
Pez Owen and Chuck Penson inspect a concrete X in Casa Grande, Ariz. This marker is located just outside a rural neighborhood.

Decades-Old Mystery Put To Rest: Why Are There X's In The Desert?

Oct 11, 2016

Pez Owen was joyriding in a Cessna airplane when she spotted one down below. A landmark that big would show up on any flight chart — but it wasn't logged. Then she spotted more X's in the distance.

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The Two-Way
Passengers in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., prepare to board JetBlue Flight 387 to Santa Clara, Cuba, on Wednesday.

First U.S.-Cuba Commercial Flight In More Than 50 Years Has Landed

Aug 31, 2016
The JetBlue flight from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to Santa Clara, Cuba, marks another milestone in the thawing relationship between the two countries. The jet is piloted by two sons of Cuban immigrants.
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May 24, 2016

UNLV and Atomic Museum bring nuclear angst out of the Cold War closet

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The Salt
Nancy Reagan (left) and Soviet first lady Raisa Gorbachev both smile politely during a tension-filled tea in Geneva in 1985, while their husbands discussed nuclear disarmament.

Cold War, Hot Tea: Nancy Reagan And Raisa Gorbachev's Sipping Summit

Mar 08, 2016
In 1985, while their husbands discussed nuclear disarmament, the two first ladies — both considered influential advisers — held their own tense tea tête-à-têtes in Geneva.
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Parallels
Young South Koreans in the Hongdae neighborhood of Seoul, the weekend following North Korea's latest announcement of a nuclear test.

For Young South Koreans, The North's Nuclear Test Is Barely A Blip

Jan 11, 2016
As the world refocuses its attention on North Korea after the rogue nation's fourth nuclear test, in neighboring South Korea, day-to-day life has barely been affected.
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The Two-Way
The SS United States ocean liner, seen here docked in Philadelphia in 2013, was built in 1952 for United States Lines in an attempt to capture the trans-Atlantic speed record.

SS United States, Once a Marvel Of Technology, May Soon Be Reduced To Scraps

Oct 08, 2015
The ship's conservancy has retained a broker to explore the potential sale of "America's Flagship" to a responsible, U.S.-based metals recycler, if no investor comes forward by Oct. 31.
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The Nuclear Memo

Jan 26, 2015
Christened with an atomic explosion nicknamed Able on Jan. 27, 1951, the Nevada Test Site was Uncle Sam’s garage for the nation’s nuclear testing...
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