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CIA Expert: The US Is In The Middle Of Another ‘Cold War’ — Just Not Against Russia

Tom Roeder, The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
The Long March

What’s Wrong With FM 3-0? Well, Most People Haven’t Actually Read It
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Putin’s Biggest Enemies Threw A Powwow Just To ‘Piss Him Off.’ Here’s What They Said

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How The US Snatched A Sunken Soviet Submarine From The Depths Of The North Pacific

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Lee Harvey Oswald Called The KGB Department In Charge Of ‘Sabotage And Assassination’ Before Killing JFK

Alex Lockie, Business Insider

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The Navy Wanted To Merge A Battleship And An Aircraft Carrier To Fight Russia

Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest

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Report: The SR-71 Blackbird’s Ultra-Secret Successor May Scream Across The Sky Sooner Than Expected

James Clark

File photo taken in October 2015 shows a large missile believed to be an intercontinental ballistic missile in a military parade at Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square. U.S. Defense Secretary-designate James Mattis said on Jan. 12, 2017 that North Korea's plans to test-fire an ICBM pose a "serious threat" to the United States, vowing to work closely with Japan and South Korea to counter Pyongyang's weapons programs.

3 Ways That North Korea Could Strike Back At America

Patrick M. Cronin, The National Interest

About 40 former members of Detachment A gathered at the snow-covered U.S. Army Special Operations Command Memorial Plaza in order to honor Det. A&#2013266048;'s valorous actions during the Cold War in a stone laying ceremony on 30 Jan., 2014.

A Clandestine Cold War Military Unit Steps Into The Light

Drew Brooks, The Fayetteville Observer

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5 True Stories About The Military’s Paranormal Activity Research

James Clark

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8 Things You Probably Never Knew About ‘Red Dawn’

Adam Linehan

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How To Survive If A Nuke Goes Off In Your Town

Sarah Sicard

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Millennials Don’t Understand Why Everyone Is So Worked Up About Russia

Vera Bergengruen, McClatchy Washington Bureau

The Operation Teapot blast in 1955 is one of many tests that LLNL's newly released films show from never-before-seen angles.

The US Government Just Declassified 750 Nuclear-Weapons Movies And Put A Bunch On YouTube

Dave Mosher, Business Insider

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This Theme Park Lets You Drive A F**king Tank Through A House

Forget Disneyland, this theme park puts you in the driver’s seat of a tank and lets you crush cars and houses.

James Clark

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Interactive Map Shows What A Nuclear Bomb Would Do To Your Hometown

NUKEMAP lets you see what a nuclear bomb would do if it was dropped anywhere in the world.

Sarah Sicard

An aircraft collecting atmospheric data during Juniper Nuclear bomb test; Operation Hardtack in July 1958.

5 Cold War Mistakes That Nearly Killed Us All

Here are five times the world narrowly avoided a nuclear holocaust.

James Clark

The guided missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) transits the Dardanelles while en route to the Black Sea April 10, 2014.

Watch Russian Jets Buzz A US Navy Destroyer In The Baltic Sea

YouTube footage shows Russian jets making simulated attacks runs on the USS Donald Cook as recently as April 12.

Adam Linehan

Dr. Young Hur, his younger brother, restaurateur Jin Hur, paratrooper Juan Blanco.

Korean Family Honors Korean War Vets With An Annual Feast To Thank Them For Their Service

This Korean family survived the war in Seoul in the 1950s; now every year they host a dinner in California for the war veterans who fought to protect them.

Dennis L. Anderson

President Barack Obama speaks at the League of Conservation Voters Capitol Dinner at the Ronald Reagan Building on Wednesday, June 25, 2014, in Washington.

Obama Is Taking A Page From Reagan In Dealing With Iran

Adam J. Tiffen