Amid these tensions, the world witnessed other critical events: the Cuban Missile Crisis unfolded in October 1962, bringing ...

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 ...

However, a revelation about the United States’ nuclear security during the Cold War has surfaced, leaving many surprised. During the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Cold War, the U.S. reportedly ...

Brinkmanship, a technique rooted in psychological manipulation, operates on the premise that individuals are risk-averse and ...

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 ...

A year later, the Cuban Missile ... war when the Soviet Union placed nuclear missiles in Cuba. The crisis ended with a negotiated withdrawal of the missiles, but the confrontation left a lasting ...

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

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

So, the risk of nuclear weapons use and the potential for Russian-American confrontation is higher than any time since the end of the Cold War ... 1963 after the Cuban missile crisis proved ...