Cold War

Berlin Wall 20th Anniversary Celebrated World Wide

Cheryl Phillips — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:40:46 -0600

Monday, November 9, 2009 celebrates the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. World leaders will join the crowds as part of Monday's celebrations. The Wall's original path next to the Brandenburg Gate has 1,000 giant painted dominoes have been set up that will be toppled on Monday evening in the presence of visiting leaders from Britain, France and Russia, in a symbolic re-enactment of the day the Berlin Wall fell 20 years ago.

Russia-Georgia: Cold War Echoes

Armen Hareyan — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:26:01 -0500

The Russian assault on Georgia, and reactions to it here in the USA, bring memories of the Cold War - especially the echoes of Hungary in 1956.

How JR Won the Cold War?

Armen Hareyan — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 18:04:54 -0500

The Washington Post has an article on how the TV show Dallas won the cold war. They call it the "glorious decade of greed" but I prefer to remember it as the glorious decade of capitalism.

UK jets chase Russian bombers

Armen Hareyan — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 08:33:28 -0500

The UK's Royal Air Force has launched fighter jets to intercept eight Russian military planes flying in airspace patrolled by NATO, UK officials say.

Russia resumes strategic air space patrolling

Armen Hareyan — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 08:22:08 -0500

Russia on friday resumes its Soviet-era practice of sending its bomber aircraft on long-range flights after 15 years, which they said is done as a retaliation to security threats posed by other military powers.

Current nuclear threat worse than during Cold War - US expert

Dinka — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:20:06 -0500

The risks of an accidental nuclear war have increased since the Cold War as Russia's early warning capability has deteriorated, a former U.S. defense official said.

Russia: NATO expansion relapse into Cold War

Dinka — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 09:04:26 -0500

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday that NATO's further expansion eastward was reminiscent of the Cold War standoff between the Soviet Union and the West.

Russia to Respond if US Rejects Kremlin's Missile-Defense Plan

Dinka — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 11:32:40 -0500

Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov says the term "Cold War" will be forgotten if the United States accepts his country's missile-defense plan for Europe. But Ivanov is also threatening to deploy Russian missiles near Poland if Washington rejects the Kremlin offer. VOA Moscow Correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports.

Russia: No Cold War if US keeps out of Europe

Dinka — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 11:22:28 -0500

Russia's deputy prime minister said Wednesday the media could "forget the term Cold War" if the U.S. agreed to Russia's latest missile defense proposal to use a base in Russia instead of Central Europe.

US: Senate Committee Receives Advice On Improving Ties With Russia

Dinka — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 10:03:19 -0500

With all the talk of a "new Cold War" breaking out between Russia and the United States, the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee sought the input of two prominent cold warriors.

Tony Blair anticipates 'frank conversation' with Putin

Dinka — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 09:33:02 -0500

Prime Minister Tony Blair expects to have frank conversations with Vladimir Putin about his country's relations with Europe and the U.S.

President Bush Challenges President Putin on Missile Defense

Alla — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 03:17:01 -0500

Riki Ellsion, President of the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance (MDAA) http://www.missiledefenseadvocacy.org was pleased that President George W. Bush stood strong and called out President Putin today on Missile Defense before leaving to Germany where they are going to meet at the Group of 8 Leading Industrial Nations summit next week.