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Think HBO’s Chernobyl Is Brutal? Check Out This Haunting Animation That Aired On TV In The 1950s

2 years ago

Think HBO’s Chernobyl Is Brutal? Check Out This Haunting Animation That Aired On TV In The 1950s

Declassified U2 Spy Plane Photos Expose Hidden Archaeological Sites

2 years ago

Declassified U2 Spy Plane Photos Expose Hidden Archaeological Sites

Huawei Now Just Trolling U.S. By Dredging Up Edward Snowden

2 years ago

Huawei Now Just Trolling U.S. By Dredging Up Edward Snowden

The Soviets May Have Once Built A Secret Nuclear-Powered Land-Submarine To Attack America

3 years ago

The Soviets May Have Once Built A Secret Nuclear-Powered Land-Submarine To Attack America

Jason Torchinsky

7 Fake Journalist Names The U.S. Government Used To Spread Propaganda During The 1950s

3 years ago

7 Fake Journalist Names The U.S. Government Used To Spread Propaganda During The 1950s

As North Korea Tests Longer-Range ICBMs, Hawaii Reactivates Nuclear Warning System

3 years ago

As North Korea Tests Longer-Range ICBMs, Hawaii Reactivates Nuclear Warning System

Atomic Blonde Is A Kick-Arse Super-Spy Movie That’s More Dramatic Than It Looks

4 years ago

Atomic Blonde Is A Kick-Arse Super-Spy Movie That’s More Dramatic Than It Looks

Evan Narcisse

Lecture At Los Alamos In 1992: ‘The End Of The Soviet Union Is The End Of Who We Thought We Were’

4 years ago

Lecture At Los Alamos In 1992: ‘The End Of The Soviet Union Is The End Of Who We Thought We Were’

Cold War Nuclear Explosions Freakishly Impacted Space Weather

4 years ago

Cold War Nuclear Explosions Freakishly Impacted Space Weather

Rae Paoletta

US Military Officials Say America Needs To Prepare For Space War

4 years ago

US Military Officials Say America Needs To Prepare For Space War

Fox News Says Assange Had No ‘Soviet Source’ For DNC Leaks

4 years ago

Fox News Says Assange Had No ‘Soviet Source’ For DNC Leaks

This Former Nuclear Bunker Is Now Used To Preserve All Of America’s Film Reels

5 years ago

This Former Nuclear Bunker Is Now Used To Preserve All Of America’s Film Reels

Meet Guy Sims Fitch, A Fake Writer Invented By The US Government

5 years ago

Meet Guy Sims Fitch, A Fake Writer Invented By The US Government

A Solar Flare Almost Caused Nuclear War In 1967

5 years ago

A Solar Flare Almost Caused Nuclear War In 1967

Maddie Stone

Melting Ice Will Release Toxic Waste From A Cold War-Era Test Site

5 years ago

Melting Ice Will Release Toxic Waste From A Cold War-Era Test Site

New Book Reveals Edward R. Murrow’s Years As A Government Propagandist

5 years ago

New Book Reveals Edward R. Murrow’s Years As A Government Propagandist

We Should Be Very Worried About That Leaky Nuclear Waste Facility In Washington

5 years ago

We Should Be Very Worried About That Leaky Nuclear Waste Facility In Washington

Maddie Stone

The Doomsday Clock Remains At 3 Minutes To Midnight, But That’s Horrible News

5 years ago

The Doomsday Clock Remains At 3 Minutes To Midnight, But That’s Horrible News

Matt Novak

That Time A Girl Wrote To JFK Asking If The Soviets Were Going To Nuke Santa Claus

5 years ago

That Time A Girl Wrote To JFK Asking If The Soviets Were Going To Nuke Santa Claus

Matt Novak

The Futuristic Comic That Turned The Sunday Funnies Into A Cold War Weapon

6 years ago

The Futuristic Comic That Turned The Sunday Funnies Into A Cold War Weapon

The 1950s ‘Miracle Kitchen’ Of The Future Had Its Own Roomba

6 years ago

The 1950s ‘Miracle Kitchen’ Of The Future Had Its Own Roomba

6 years ago

There Are Other Things In Chernobyl Apart From Radiation

The Secret 1949 Radiation Experiment That Contaminated Washington

6 years ago

The Secret 1949 Radiation Experiment That Contaminated Washington

An Ageing Cold War Policy May Make It Easier To Hack Nuclear Warheads

6 years ago

An Ageing Cold War Policy May Make It Easier To Hack Nuclear Warheads

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

How The New Cold War Is Improving Your Navigation

6 years ago

How The New Cold War Is Improving Your Navigation

The Rise And Fall Of The World’s Nuclear Arsenal Over 70 Years

6 years ago

The Rise And Fall Of The World’s Nuclear Arsenal Over 70 Years

10 Cold War-Era Board Games About Spies And Secret Agents

6 years ago

10 Cold War-Era Board Games About Spies And Secret Agents

Inside The Bunker Where Soviets Kept Their Secret Stash Of Nukes

6 years ago

Inside The Bunker Where Soviets Kept Their Secret Stash Of Nukes

The New Cold War, And Australia’s Role In It

6 years ago

The New Cold War, And Australia’s Role In It

The Forgotten Plan To Save Great Art From World War 3

6 years ago

The Forgotten Plan To Save Great Art From World War 3

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

That Time The Canadian Navy Accidentally Bombed An American Town

6 years ago

That Time The Canadian Navy Accidentally Bombed An American Town

These Weirdass GIFs Could Be Perfect Tattoos For Sports-Loving Hipsters

6 years ago

These Weirdass GIFs Could Be Perfect Tattoos For Sports-Loving Hipsters

Everything You Need To Know About The Cold War In A 9-Minute Animation

6 years ago

Everything You Need To Know About The Cold War In A 9-Minute Animation

Monster Machines: This Electronic Stonehenge Once Divined The Secrets Of Soviet Radio

7 years ago

Monster Machines: This Electronic Stonehenge Once Divined The Secrets Of Soviet Radio

Andrew Tarantola

Fireballs And Wolves: The Horrifying Story Of The First Spacewalk

7 years ago

Fireballs And Wolves: The Horrifying Story Of The First Spacewalk

Ashley Feinberg

Cuba’s Abandoned Communist Nuclear Reactor

7 years ago

Cuba’s Abandoned Communist Nuclear Reactor

Ashley Feinberg

Watch A Pilot Snag Cold War Spy Satellite Footage As It Falls From Orbit

Science & Health

7 years ago

Watch A Pilot Snag Cold War Spy Satellite Footage As It Falls From Orbit

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Monster Machines: Of Course The First Object Ever Recovered From Orbit Was For Spying

7 years ago

Monster Machines: Of Course The First Object Ever Recovered From Orbit Was For Spying

Andrew Tarantola

How To Hide A Nuclear Missile

7 years ago

How To Hide A Nuclear Missile

Nick Blackbourn - The Appendix

27 High-Tension Photos Of American Jets Intercepting Russian Warplanes

7 years ago

27 High-Tension Photos Of American Jets Intercepting Russian Warplanes

Attila Nagy

US Senate Panel Sets Aside $US100 Million To Build Putin-Free Rocket

7 years ago

US Senate Panel Sets Aside $US100 Million To Build Putin-Free Rocket

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Monster Machines: This Cold War Test Bed Irradiated Satellites Before The Soviets Could

7 years ago

Monster Machines: This Cold War Test Bed Irradiated Satellites Before The Soviets Could

Andrew Tarantola

Living In This Nuclear Shelter For 1000 People Looks Like A Nightmare

7 years ago

Living In This Nuclear Shelter For 1000 People Looks Like A Nightmare

How Cold War Spy Satellites Revealed 10,000 Lost Cities And Ruins

7 years ago

How Cold War Spy Satellites Revealed 10,000 Lost Cities And Ruins

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

This Swanky Bomb Shelter Might Be Hidden Somewhere Under An NYC Park

7 years ago

This Swanky Bomb Shelter Might Be Hidden Somewhere Under An NYC Park

Andrew Tarantola

Monster Machines: How The Granddaddy Of US Recon Planes Is Helping Search For Flight 370

7 years ago

Monster Machines: How The Granddaddy Of US Recon Planes Is Helping Search For Flight 370

Andrew Tarantola

How Tumbleweeds Spread Radiation From Old Nuclear Sites

7 years ago

How Tumbleweeds Spread Radiation From Old Nuclear Sites

This Postcard Took 44 Years To Reach Its Recipient Because Of The Stasi

7 years ago

This Postcard Took 44 Years To Reach Its Recipient Because Of The Stasi

Monster Machines: This Wacky Sci-Fi Plane-Helicopter Hybrid Was Almost A Thing

7 years ago

Monster Machines: This Wacky Sci-Fi Plane-Helicopter Hybrid Was Almost A Thing

Andrew Tarantola

Monster Machines: The Super-Secret ‘Research’ Sub That Helped Win The Cold War

7 years ago

Monster Machines: The Super-Secret ‘Research’ Sub That Helped Win The Cold War

Andrew Tarantola

10 Cold War Weapons That Terrified US Military Intelligence

7 years ago

10 Cold War Weapons That Terrified US Military Intelligence

Andrew Tarantola

Monster Machines: This ‘Caspian Sea Monster’ Was A Giant Soviet Spruce Goose

8 years ago

Monster Machines: This ‘Caspian Sea Monster’ Was A Giant Soviet Spruce Goose

Andrew Tarantola

Secret Cold War Sonar Tech Is Being Used To Map Underwater America

8 years ago

Secret Cold War Sonar Tech Is Being Used To Map Underwater America

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

8 Abandoned Radar Stations That Were Once State-Of-The-Art

8 years ago

8 Abandoned Radar Stations That Were Once State-Of-The-Art

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

The US Once Tried To Wrap A Ring Of Copper Wire Around The Earth

8 years ago

The US Once Tried To Wrap A Ring Of Copper Wire Around The Earth

Adam Clark Estes

The Soviet Vityaz Was The Big Dog Of The Cold War

9 years ago

The Soviet Vityaz Was The Big Dog Of The Cold War

Andrew Tarantola

The US Almost Fired Missiles At Australia – With Our PM’s Approval

9 years ago

The US Almost Fired Missiles At Australia – With Our PM’s Approval

Last Nuclear ‘Monster Weapon’ Gets Dismantled

10 years ago

Last Nuclear ‘Monster Weapon’ Gets Dismantled

Spencer Ackerman - Danger Room

Massive Cold War Spy Satellite Hidden From World Until Now

Science & Health

10 years ago

Massive Cold War Spy Satellite Hidden From World Until Now

Sam Biddle

Was The Space Shuttle Just A Science-less Cold War Weapon?

Science & Health

10 years ago

Was The Space Shuttle Just A Science-less Cold War Weapon?

Russian Cosmonaut: Our Shuttle Was Safer, Could Drop Nukes From Orbit

Science & Health

10 years ago

Russian Cosmonaut: Our Shuttle Was Safer, Could Drop Nukes From Orbit

Where Did The Iconic Fallout Shelter Symbol Come From?

10 years ago

Where Did The Iconic Fallout Shelter Symbol Come From?

Kwame Opam

Area 51 Secrets: The US Military Used Fake Cardboard Cutouts Of Planes To Fool The Russians

10 years ago

Area 51 Secrets: The US Military Used Fake Cardboard Cutouts Of Planes To Fool The Russians

R.I.P. Hervey Stockman, First Pilot To Fly A Spy Plane Over Soviet Territory

Science & Health

10 years ago

R.I.P. Hervey Stockman, First Pilot To Fly A Spy Plane Over Soviet Territory

Adrian Covert