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Inside an abandoned secret nuclear missile base deep in the forests of Lithuania
The USSR-built Plokštinė Missile Base once housed nuclear missiles aimed at Western Europe. Abandoned in the late 1970s, it’s ...
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Russia turns Soviet-era tanks into robot ‘platoon’ guided by a single command vehicle
Russia has made a significant advancement in creating autonomous ground combat systems by publicly revealing the “Shturm” robotic assault concept during recent field trials. Developed by the major ...
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The Way We Understand the Cold War Is Wrong
When people talk about a new Cold War, they tend to assume they know exactly what the original Cold War was and when it ended ...
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Peoples Of Soviet Union 1976 - Archive.org
Peoples Of Soviet Union 1976Publication date 1976 Topics ussr, soviet, soviet union, map, socialism, socialist, cold war, communism, communist Language Russian Item Size 5.1M ...
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T-80BVM: The Soviet Legend Reborn for Modern Battlefields - MSN
The T-80BVM is Russia’s bold attempt to give a Cold War icon a new lease on life. Fitted with advanced Relikt reactive armor, a modern fire control system, and a powerful gas turbine engine, the ...
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Czech PM urges Fico to back sanctions, cites shared Soviet past
Fiala presses Slovak PM to drop sanctions veto, invoking 1968 invasion and warning unity is at stake as Ukraine suffers under Russian bombs.
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Xi Has Spent Decades Preparing for a Cold War With the U.S.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping is entering trade negotiations with a grand strategy inspired by his understanding of what the Soviet Union got wrong.