We tried to weaponize the weather
Cold War secrets: Melting polar ice cap with nukes, changing the sea level, even LSD weapons were all on the table
Saturday, Apr 27, 2013 7:00 PM UTC 41Technology Books, Cold War, Climate Change
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Technology Books, Cold War, Climate Change
The world is actually more peaceful than ever
In the aftermath of an awful tragedy, it's hard to remember that political violence is in fact diminishing greatly
Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 43News peace, Security, Cold War
Must Do’s: What we like this week
David Duchovny loses a nuclear sub, Rebecca Hall fills the "Downton" void, and Betty Friedan ignites a movement
Saturday, Mar 2, 2013 3:00 PM UTCEntertainment Our Picks, Our Picks: Books
Pick of the week: A Cold War sub drama, from the other side
A mysterious missing-submarine episode from the height of the Cold War comes alive in "Phantom"
Friday, Mar 1, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 13Entertainment Our Picks, Our Picks: Movies
China says U.S. hackers target its military websites
The Chinese defense ministry returns condemnation from White House over reported PLA hacks
Thursday, Feb 28, 2013 2:00 PM UTCTechnology China, Hacking, pla, Cold War
American classical pianist Van Cliburn dies at 78
The musician whose work helped soften the Cold War died after struggling with bone cancer
Wednesday, Feb 27, 2013 6:11 PM UTCEntertainment From the Wires, obituary
World peace should be a priority again
Data suggests that wars between countries are now rare, leading to an emerging "decline-in-violence" proposition
Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 4:55 PM UTCPolitics GlobalPost, War, World Peace
Russian politician: It was no meteor, it was U.S. weapons
In a Cold War throw back, a member of the Russian government said the Urals crash was American weapons testing
Friday, Feb 15, 2013 7:35 PM UTC 15News meteor, Russia, Weapons, Cold War
Marxist terrorism is alive and well in Turkey
The US Embassy bombing has lifted the lid on the country's leftist militants
Wednesday, Feb 6, 2013 2:08 PM UTCPolitics GlobalPost, Turkey, Marxism, Europe
Report: Syrian regime is firing scud missiles at rebels
The U.S. warning comes amid growing concern that Bashar al-Assad could resort to chemical warfare
Wednesday, Dec 12, 2012 7:57 PM UTCNews GlobalPost, Syria, Russia
Death of an American original
Cartoonist Spain Rodriguez subverted the youth of America
Saturday, Dec 1, 2012 12:00 PM UTCLife Spain Rodriguez, R. Crumb
America’s forgotten war
Historian Jon Wiener asks: If the Cold War was a great struggle the West won, then where are all the monuments?
Friday, Nov 23, 2012 3:00 PM UTC 18Life Books, Germany, Soviet Union
“Red Dawn”: Dumbest ’80s remake ever?
"Red Dawn" pitted Americans against Communists. A reboot casts the enemy as North Korea -- and it's absurd
Tuesday, Nov 20, 2012 6:20 PM UTC 70Entertainment fear-mongering, Red Dawn, cinema
Meat Loaf endorses Mitt Romney to end the Cold War
The "I Would Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" singer offered his views on foreign policy at a rally VIDEO
Friday, Oct 26, 2012 1:15 PM UTC 23News 1980s, 2012 election, pop music
Whittaker Chambers relative: Farm need not be open to public
Chambers' grandson suggests the author of a new book never visited the family farm; the historian confirms he did
Thursday, Oct 18, 2012 4:17 PM UTCLife Jon Wiener, Whittaker Chambers
Humbled giant
The fall of the Soviet Union left the U.S. the last military superpower. Where did it all go so wrong?
Tuesday, Oct 9, 2012 3:10 PM UTC 33Politics U.S. Military, Libya, Cold War
Psychiatry’s legitimacy crisis
A new book examines whether medical professionals have transformed normal human emotion into mental disease
Wednesday, Aug 8, 2012 8:52 PM UTC 44Life Health Care, LA Review of Books
Don’t chant “U.S.A.!”
It's liberal Americans' Olympic dilemma: How do they root for their countrymen without being jingoistic?
Wednesday, Aug 1, 2012 11:45 AM UTC 78Politics 2012 Summer Olympics, Olympics
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