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Analysis
Putin’s Biggest Enemies Threw A Powwow Just To ‘Piss Him Off.’ Here’s What They Said
A former senior defense official admits Putin played the Obama administration
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History
How The US Snatched A Sunken Soviet Submarine From The Depths Of The North Pacific
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News
Lee Harvey Oswald Called The KGB Department In Charge Of ‘Sabotage And Assassination’ Before Killing JFK
Alex Lockie, Business Insider
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Gear
The Navy Wanted To Merge A Battleship And An Aircraft Carrier To Fight Russia
Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest
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Gear
Report: The SR-71 Blackbird’s Ultra-Secret Successor May Scream Across The Sky Sooner Than Expected
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.
Opinion
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�'s valorous actions during the Cold War in a stone laying ceremony on 30 Jan., 2014.
History
A Clandestine Cold War Military Unit Steps Into The Light
Drew Brooks, The Fayetteville Observer
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History
5 True Stories About The Military’s Paranormal Activity Research
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Entertainment
8 Things You Probably Never Knew About ‘Red Dawn’
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Lifestyle
How To Survive If A Nuke Goes Off In Your Town
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News
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.
News
The US Government Just Declassified 750 Nuclear-Weapons Movies And Put A Bunch On YouTube
Dave Mosher, Business Insider
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Gear
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.
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Gear
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.
An aircraft collecting atmospheric data during Juniper Nuclear bomb test; Operation Hardtack in July 1958.
History
5 Cold War Mistakes That Nearly Killed Us All
Here are five times the world narrowly avoided a nuclear holocaust.
The guided missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) transits the Dardanelles while en route to the Black Sea April 10, 2014.
News
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.
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News
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.