The Norwegian rocket incident, which took place on this day in 1995, marked the only known activation of a nuclear briefcase in response to a possible attack ...

Last Tuesday night (2 am AEDT – 10 am US EST), the Doomsday Clock yet again moved its hands closer than ever towards midnight ...

After World War Two, it was hoped that the wartime allies could continue to work together. However, relations between the US and Soviet Union deteriorated quickly. The Berlin Wall After World War ...

T he environmental degradation of our planet is the most pressing existential threat to humanity today. The causes of this ...

Narrator: After World War Two, a 45-year struggle for global supremacy emerged: the Cold War ... very close to nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. Each side also tried to show ...

I am 100 percent certain that unpredictability redounded to the benefit of the United States.” The Washington Post columnist ...

Throughout America's history, there have been many, many attempts to overthrow our democracy — including "The Business Plot," ...

Harvard University has been home to some of the most influential minds in history, with its alumni making a lasting impact across countless fields. From politics to technology, these 10 individuals ...

It was no surprise, then, that immediately after World War II, a new Cold War erupted between the Western nations ... At times, it has seemed imminent (e.g., the Korean War or the Cuban Missile Crisis ...

Immigration raids across the US have reached their highest point since President Trump's administration took office.