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9/11 unleashed two decades of war. Now Putin is exploiting the damage

IN DEPTH: The horror of the attacks 25 years ago and their aftermath has seen the Cold War replaced by endless conflict between competing cultures and religions, explains world affairs editor Sam Kiley

The Independent UK

Putin is testing Europe — but how far?

Germany blames Russia for drone strike in Leipzig. It's a new phase in an overheating cold war

Salon

Robert Anderson's Cold War

How Eisenhower’s treasury secretary became a Cold War fixer, an intelligence go-between, and a man no one wanted to discuss.

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The Mandalorian and Grogu to Mayday: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Pedro Pascal’s bounty hunter and Baby Yoda hit the big time, plus Kenneth Branagh and Ryan Reynolds’s funny cold war buddy caper has charm to spare

The Guardian - UK

Lesley Manville becomes hunted fugitive in new Cold War thriller

The Oscar-nominated actress is plunged into the political turmoil of 1981 Warsaw in Winter of the Crow, as her acclaimed stage and screen career continues with a string of major roles.

BANG Premier

I inadvertently misled parliament over a British nuclear scandal. Now I’m calling for justice

Thousands of service personnel took part in dangerous cold war-era nuclear tests. The government owes them the truth – and compensation, says former defence minister Tobias Ellwood

The Guardian - UK

Mayday review – Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh set cold war bromance alight

An American fighter pilot teams up with a retired KGB officer for hijinks and hilarity in Soviet Russia

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Another Call of Duty title joins Xbox Game Pass as Cyberpunk 2077 leaves it for September's first wave of games coming and exiting the service

Microsoft has revealed the first batch of games coming and leaving Xbox Game Pass in September 2026; the biggest highlights include Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, RuneScape Dragonwilds, and Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage.

Windows Central

1,500 residents were displaced from Hanford in 1943; 83 years later, the Washington site holds about 56 million gallons of radioactive and hazardous waste

In 1943, residents were uprooted from their homes to create the Hanford nuclear site, which played a crucial role in generating plutonium for the United States during significant wartime events and the Cold War. Currently, more than fifty million gallons of hazardous waste remain stored in aging tanks, many of…

The Economic Times

The threat of biological warfare is real – a new book describes the potential devastation

Annie Jacobsen’s Biological War: A Scenario is a factually grounded book that reads like a thriller.

The Conversation

In 1949, Soviet Union detonated its first atom bomb, ending U.S. monopoly on atomic weapons, more than seven decades later United States and Russia together hold over 80 per cent of world's nuclear arms stockpile

Soviet Union’s first atomic bomb test transformed the international security landscape. On August 29, 1949, the world entered a new stage in which the United States was no longer the sole nuclear power. The event intensified the Cold War arms race, reshaped American strategic thinking, and increased the urgency of…

The Economic Times

In 1953, Britain detonated an atomic bomb in Australia, sending a mysterious black mist across the desert before a secret programme began testing children’s bones for radiation

During the Cold War, Britain undertook covert nuclear tests in Australia, leading to hazardous radioactive fallout termed the Black Mist that endangered Aboriginal communities. Authorities, without consent, gathered human bones to assess strontium-90 levels, specifically focusing on infants and children for bone growth studies. The ramifications of these nuclear tests…

The Economic Times

Trump’s Cuba report borrowed heavily from my book on an anti-imperialist movement – but twisted the arguments

For decades after the Cuban Revolution’s victory in 1959, influential anticommunist circles in the United States claimed that Cuba’s communist government sowed social division and allied with left-wing groups to help defeat Washington during the Cold War.

The Conversation

Just as the world appears to be losing its appetite for books, William T. Vollmann pens a 3,000-page novel

With forecasters of doom debating the end of reading, of publishing and of literacy in general, what should we make of William T. Vollmann’s forthcoming novel, “A Table for Fortune”?

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In 1975, Soviet Union sent a cannon to space and tested it from Salyut 3 station, just six months before US and Soviet astronauts met in orbit for the Apollo-Soyuz mission during the Cold War

In January 1975, the Soviet Union fired a 23mm cannon from its Salyut 3 military space station as a test of its orbital defence system. The weapon was intended mainly to protect the station from a possible close-range attack or capture attempt, months before the historic Apollo-Soyuz mission brought the…

The Guardian - UK

John Hall obituary

Other lives: Pilot who flew Spitfires and tested the UK’s cold war Lightning fighter jet before moving on to a commercial airline

The Economic Times

When a US aircraft carrier collided with a Soviet nuclear submarine in the Sea of Japan amid fears of World War 3

In 1984, the US aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk collided with the Soviet nuclear-powered submarine K-314 in the Sea of Japan during a tense Cold War military exercise. The submarine had been tracking the American carrier group when it surfaced in Kitty Hawk’s path. Both vessels were damaged, but neither…

The Economic Times

Hungary’s forgotten Soviet city still stands near Lake Balaton: The story of Szentkirályszabadja and its sudden Cold War disappearance

Szentkirályszabadja, once a bustling Soviet military town, now stands quietly near Lake Balaton, predominantly uninhabited. During the Cold War, it served as a home to numerous soldiers and their families. Following the withdrawal of Soviet troops, the town experienced a gradual decline. Nature has taken over the dilapidated buildings and…

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At 15, Lynne Cox broke the English Channel record for men and women; at 30, after an 11-year wait for permission, she swam through 38°F water from Alaska to the Soviet Union

In 1987, endurance swimmer Lynne Cox made waves by crossing the Bering Strait, swimming from Alaska to Soviet territory during a tense Cold War period. This monumental swim was more than a personal triumph; it represented a bridge of peace and understanding between two divided nations. Her bravery earned accolades…

The Economic Times

A Latvian astronomer and his wife drove 190 miles to a secret Soviet ghost town in 1994; found a 600-ton telescope the Russians had poured acid on - adapted the Cold War machine built to spy on the West and listen to the stars

After the retreat of Russian forces from Latvia, a concealed Soviet-era radio telescope came to light. Astronomer Juris Zhagars dedicated his efforts to repairing the damaged equipment for research purposes. Alongside his wife, he revitalized a forsaken structure within the old military zone. Now, this telescope supports international scientific initiatives,…

The Times of India

In 1958, the US moved 25 caribou to an Alaska island as emergency food for military personnel; by 2005, their herd had grown to 2,750

Following the closure of the military base, a herd of caribou was introduced to enhance food reserves, leading to a dramatic surge in their numbers. With no natural predators or hunting, their population exploded, causing significant overgrazing that harmed the island's delicate flora and soil. This unchecked growth prompted the…

The Economic Times

In 1963, the US released nearly 480 million copper needles thinner than a human hair into orbit — the bizarre Cold War experiment was designed to create an artificial ring around Earth

During the Cold War, Project West Ford executed a groundbreaking experiment by launching millions of copper needles into orbit. This initiative aimed to establish an artificial ring capable of reflecting radio signals, particularly to safeguard the undersea communication cables from potential threats. While the project showed promise, advancements in satellite…

MarketBeat

AI Cold War Catches Light: Federal Friction in the Server Rack

A potential FCC ban on Chinese optical transceivers could disrupt data center supply chains, positioning Lumentum and Coherent as key beneficiaries amid surging AI infrastructure demand.

The Conversation

Europe’s wildfires have raised the danger posed by unexploded WWII bombs

When a wildfire broke out in the Müritz National Park of north-eastern Germany in July, it was no routine firefighting job. Bomb disposal teams had to work alongside firefighters because the forest floor is contaminated with cold war-era munitions. Crews could not approach parts of the blaze directly for fear…

The Times of India

The 'Caspian Sea Monster': How a Cold War spy satellite uncovered a mysterious 100-metre Soviet craft unlike any aircraft ever built

American spy satellites discovered a massive Soviet craft along the Caspian Sea. This mysterious machine was identified as an ekranoplan, a unique ground-effect vehicle. It flew low over water, combining aircraft speed with ship-like cargo capacity. Soviet engineers developed several prototypes for military transport and missile deployment. Funding cuts after…

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