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Soviet Union captures Romania
History

Today in military history: Soviet Union captures Romania

By Team Mighty

The A-10 training guide from the 1970s was a coloring book
Entertainment

The A-10 training guide from the 1970s was a coloring book

By Blake Stilwell

russian tanks
History

That time American and Russian tanks faced off in a divided Berlin

By Logan Nye

ammo
Tactical

Why Soviet troops boiled their bullets

By Miguel Ortiz

a member of the Mujahideen carries a weapon on his soldier
History

Operation Cyclone: The CIA’s covert program to arm the mujahideen

By Jessica Evans

a photo of the Berlin wall
History

‘Operation Gold:’ How an underground tunnel provided a treasure trove of Soviet secrets

By Jessica Evans

That time we almost launched the atomic bomb on North Korea
History

That time we almost launched the atomic bomb on North Korea

By Jessica Manfre

Viktor Belenko's military passport
History

One of the world’s most famous Soviet defectors has passed

By Logan Nye

That time the CIA tried to topple Castro
History

That time the CIA tried to topple Castro

By Jessica Evans

soviet fighter jet intercepted
Tactical

That time the USAF intercepted a pilotless Soviet fighter

By Ian D’Costa

soviet transport plane copied this american aircraft.
Military News

The Soviets ripped off this strange Boeing transport plane

By Harold C. Hutchison

nuclear war
Military News

One of the closest brushes with nuclear war was Russia vs China

By Logan Nye

delta force sarajevo
History

Delta Daze: The ‘ghosts’ Delta Force saw after the Cold War

By George Hand

abandoned air force base
History

8 haunting photos from an abandoned Air Force Base

By Blake Stilwell

operation gladio
History

Operation Gladio: The covert Italian stay-behind operation

By Jessica Evans

operation chaos james bond
History

How Operation CHAOS let the CIA play James Bond

By Jessica Evans

operation northwoods
History

This Top Secret mission called for the US to attack Miami

By Jessica Evans

Sputnik launch
Military News

Today in military history: Soviet Union launches Sputnik

By Team Mighty

soviet jokes
History

The CIA declassified these 11 Russian jokes about the Soviet Union

By Blake Stilwell

Why American submarines feared this Russian destroyer
Tactical

Why American submarines feared this Russian destroyer

By Harold C. Hutchison