The “Cold War” arose because there was never a war between the United States and the Soviet Union. Instead, the “Cold War” moniker was used because of the tension between the two nations ...

Deadlier weapons, more nations, autocrats in charge, disinformation and collapsing arms control — the risk of nuclear catastrophe is back.

My mother and father were Cold War spies – now I hold the family secrets. Living in a Secret Intelligence Service camp and cycling past guards every day seemed like a normal thing to Alistair ...

With 39th President Jimmy Carter passing away at the age of 100, we are revisiting this story of how he unexpectedly saved the space shuttle. We’d been chatting for the better part of two hours ...

The Cold War could heat up again in the Asia-Pacific region and China must strengthen domestic political stability and national security in a deteriorating geopolitical environment, Beijing said ...

Norway's proximity to the USSR in the Cold War led to it building many military bunkers – some of them vast secret bases. Tensions with Russia have brought the bunkers back into focus ...

A World War Two bunker under Dover Castle, which was on standby for use during the Cold War, is to open for two rare public tours. In the early 1960s the government selected the cliff top site as ...

Originally a World War II base, the site was an important part of Britain's air defences during the Cold War. Shaun Whitmore/BBC. The former RAF Neatishead site is close to the Broads National Park .