Examine the specialized U.S. Army infantry units responsible for protecting Pershing 2 tactical nuclear missiles during the Cold War. This detailed story explores the 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry’s ...

Mikhail Gorbachev had been the leader of the Soviet Union for just 13 days when he was suddenly faced with an international crisis. On March 24, 1985, a Soviet sentry shot and killed U.S. Army Maj.

In 2025, American and world leaders were preoccupied with wars in the Middle East. Most dramatically, first Israel and the United States bombed Iran’s nuclear facilities. Some commentators feared that ...

The story of how an ABC film in 1983 changed President Reagan's mind about the threat of nuclear annihilation.

Cold War firearms shaped modern infantry tactics by pushing combat decision-making down to the squad level. The AK-47 and M16 standardized assault rifle doctrine worldwide by prioritizing reliability ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Back in the 1960s, the U.S. Army secretly planned to build a network of tunnels under Greenland’s ice sheet to ...

After the Cold War ended, our terror of nuclear war faded from the screen. Now it’s resurgent — and more fatalistic than ever. By Trevor Quirk In 1964, the ...