The XB-70 Valkyrie, a Mach 3-capable bomber developed during the Cold War, was designed to outpace Soviet air defenses. Powered by six turbojet engines, it could reach 2,076 mph at 73,000 feet.

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In October 1962, during the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Soviet submarine B-59, armed with a nuclear torpedo, was stationed near Cuba under a U.S. naval blockade. When detected, U.S. forces ...

The view from northern Europe, which, until very recently, had long seen the United States as a land of hope.

A declassified Cold War-era file from the CIA has gone viral over its coverage of a supposed clash between Soviet soldiers ...

This is a list of all those great movies that couldn't have happened without The Cold War and the fear of the Soviets. If you ...

A 23-year-old pianist from Kilgore gave sagging morale back home a much-needed boost by winning first prize at the ...

Trump’s Iran policy has mirrored Reagan’s doctrine in countering the Soviets. Like the former president, Trump has ...

The size and complicated design of the B-36 Peacemaker caused perpetual headaches for her aircrew—and maintenance crews on ...

To prevent its findings from being blocked or watered down by the defense department’s bureaucracy, ONA was instructed to ...

Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or ...

The Bolshevik slogan was "All power to the Soviets!" In these soviets the workers were to be in supreme command: the Russian Socialist Soviet Republics and the Dictatorship of the Proletariat became ...