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Cold War bunker in Edinburgh to be opened to the public as plans to transform the 1950s shelter approved

Buried 100ft below Corstorphine Hill in Edinburgh, it was Scotland's first line of defence against the threat of a nuclear attack.

Daily Record

ITV The Ipcress File: episodes, full cast, start date and time

The Ipcress File is a 'cinematic rollercoaster of twists and turns set in the 1960s amid the highly charged atmosphere of the Cold War'

Liverpool Echo

The Navy is training for a possible fight with China. Does Russia’s war make that more likely?

SAN DIEGO — For much of the past year, U.S. Navy and Marine Corps in the Pacific have trained for a conflict with the Pentagon’s most powerful potential adversary, China.

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History replays like a half-forgotten song, but once we remember, it’s far too late

The west fell asleep on Cold War sentry duty and thought Putin couldn’t be serious, but he was. The question remains, is Nato?

The Guardian - UK

'So how mad is Vlad? Cold War-era nuke fears back as Putin looks increasingly desperate'

Chris McLaughlin is realistic about the chance of surviving a nuke but he's not convinced Comrade Putin is really as mad as he is making out - is it all scare tactics?

Daily Mirror

Russian Invasion of Ukraine Forces Swedes to Rethink NATO Membership

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has for the first time seen a majority of Swedes in favor of joining NATO, according to a poll, and signs are the political landscape could to change too in a country long known for neutrality. Sweden has not been in a war since 1814 and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Risk of 'a new Cold War' and 'a new Iron Curtain' says Defence Secretary

He said President Putin was 'playing with fire'

Wales Online

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Risk ‘a new Iron Curtain will descend upon Europe’ as Russia’s isolation grows

Ben Wallace said the world faced the prospect of a ‘new Cold War’ after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The Independent UK

The Ipcress File review: Joe Cole makes an enjoyably cynical hero in this eerily timed spy saga

This new spin on Len Deighton’s Cold War classic is sharply scripted and looks great

Evening Standard

Ukraine war puts France’s NATO-sceptic presidential candidates in a tight spot

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has pushed world affairs to the forefront of France’s presidential race, upending a campaign in which three of the five leading candidates are staunch critics of the US-led transatlantic alliance.

France 24

Why we still can't intercept ICBMs

Technology has advanced greatly since the Cold War. Yet stopping a nuclear missile is still beyond engineers' grasp

Salon

Like it or not, we Gen Zers may grow up in a new Cold War

On Sunday 27th February 2022 I had a very standard Gen Z day. I sat in a vegan brunch house and contributed to a collective order of obscure juices and hipster garnish that felt like the punchline of a sketch. The weather was good, Covid finally felt like a memory,…

Evening Standard

Russian foreign spy chief says Cold War with West has turned hot

The head of Russia's foreign intelligence agency said on Thursday it was wrong to speak of a new Cold War between Russia and the West because the situation was already "hot".

Reuters

Neutral Finland, Sweden warm to idea of NATO membership

Through the Cold War and the decades since, nothing could persuade Finns and Swedes that they would be better off joining NATO — until now

The Independent UK

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The Conversation

'Freedom will triumph over tyranny': Biden's first State of the Union echoes themes from the Cold War

It was a familiar scene.

Evening Standard

Why a no-fly zone over Ukraine is not on the table

Nato powers, Britain in particular, have been asked to enforce a no-fly zone over Ukraine – which presents them with an almost impossible dilemma. There have been guarantees of freedom of air space under various arrangements following the end of the Cold War in 1989. In particular there are three…

Daily Record

Scotland's nuclear bunker locations and what they are used for today

Bunkers that were brought into commission following the Cold War in the 1940s have been converted into the likes of luxury apartments and museums.

Los Angeles Times

Ill? ‘Unhinged’? Or calculating? Russia’s Putin keeps everyone guessing

The “madman” theory is a long-standing political trope, redolent of Cold War-era rivalries. The idea is to throw opponents off balance by making them believe you are so volatile, so hostile and so irrational that there’s simply no telling what you might do next.

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U.S. can focus on two theaters - Indo-Pacific and war in Europe, official says

The United States will keep its focus on the Indo-Pacific despite the Ukraine crisis, the White House Indo-Pacific policy coordinator said on Monday, adding Washington has been deeply engaged in two theaters simultaneously before, including during World War Two and the Cold War.

Nottingham Post

Nottingham's Cold War command centre designed to withstand a nuclear strike has been sold

Grade II Listed building was put on the market last year

Glasgow Live

Cold War map of Glasgow shows USSR's chilling plans to wipe us out

Created by a hostile super power at the height of the Cold War, they serve as a chilling reminder of the days when major cities such as Glasgow could be attacked at any moment.

Edinburgh Live

Cold War map of Edinburgh reveals USSR's chilling plans to wipe us out

Created by a hostile super power at the height of the Cold War, they serve as a chilling reminder of the days when major cities such as Edinburgh could be attacked at any moment.

Evening Standard

There’s a price to pay for defying Vladimir Putin — but it’s one we all must now bear

There was much talk of a ‘peace dividend’ after the Cold War. That profitable peace is drawing to a close

Los Angeles Times

Doyle McManus: Welcome to Cold War 2.0. It won't be easy

No matter how Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine ends, it already marks a turning point in history: the end of a 30-year period of relative peace in Europe and a return to hostility between Russia and its neighbors — a kind of Cold War 2.0.

The Independent UK

Analysis: Ukraine war tests growing China-Russia partnership

China and Russia have grown closer in recent years, raising the specter of an alliance of authoritarian states to challenge a U.S.-led democratic West in a new Cold War

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