In hindsight, the Cold War might look like nothing more than a dramatic hissy fit between two places with opposing political ...

Hughes was going to do the unthinkable with it: mine manganese nodules right from the ocean floor. So, when the Glomar sailed ...

The Cold War ended more than three decades ago, but many of the weapons built for it never left U.S. service. Designed for a ...

Each week, The Spokesman-Review examines one question from the Naturalization Test immigrants must pass to become United States citizens. Today’s question: During the Cold War, what was one main ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jonathon Keats is a writer and artist who critiques museum exhibits. This article is more than 4 years old. To fight the Cold War, ...

Key point: Genuine fear of global destruction kept us safe. The Cold War was a uniquely dangerous period in human history. Vast ideological differences, large standing armies and nuclear weapons on ...

Soldiers marching in uniform, drill sergeants yelling, muddy obstacle courses – these are often the images the words “basic ...

A painter introduced one of the Cold War’s most enduring, powerful, and popular metaphors: the Iron Curtain. Winston Churchill—a passionate and prolific amateur painter in addition to his role as ...