Cold War

It comes after Washington and Beijing struck a surprising deal at COP26 to boost climate cooperation over the next decade. The two biggest emitters of CO2 in the world have pledged to act in a joint declaration. He said the two parties…

WELLINGTON - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday warned against letting tensions in the Asia-Pacific region cause a relapse into a Cold War mentality. His remarks on the sidelines of the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum…

Freedom. This is something Jim Parent, 82, from Fort. Ripley has been cherished throughout his…

"The Aukus agreement shows very clearly that East Asia has become the center of the United States' global security strategy," Professor Zhu Feng of Nanjing!-->…

A former nuclear hunter-killer submarine that is set to be the centerpiece of a new Cold War museum in Plymouth could be open to the public as early as next year - but a visitor center could take up to a decade to end. These were the!-->…

George Lionel Grindley's family paid tribute to an RAF ace and talented golfer. Group Captain George Lionel Grindley has experienced a life of exotic overseas assignments, nuclear bomb testing in the Pacific, daring rescue missions, plane!-->…

Damian Lewis stars as MI6 agent Nicholas Elliott in new notorious Soviet spy cold war drama Kim Philby as an actor takes his first job since leaving BillionsBy Jason Chester For MailOnline Posted: 6:28 a.m. EDT, November…

My dad was blackmailed into being a double agent during the height of the Cold War, says ex-football star Peter SchmeichelPeter Schmeichel says his father was blackmailed into becoming a double agentHe tells Desert Island…

It's hard to believe that our homes, streets, and buildings are built on hidden, underground fallout shelters. Beneath Liverpool's art galleries, theaters and town halls are nuclear bunkers, a hangover from the 20th century when fear!-->…

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A James Bond-style armored car and a kettle for cups of tea in a tank are highlights of an exhibition currently on the role of the British Army in West Germany at the end of the Second World war in modern times. The exhibition is…

The most prominent constructivist, Alexander Wendt, has argued that "500 British nuclear weapons are less threatening to the United States than 05 North Korean nuclear weapons" (1995). The affirmation supports the power of the…

The Chinese national flag (center) flies next to the flags of the European Union in Brussels, Belgium, April 9, 2019. / Getty The Chinese national flag (center) flies next to the…

But imagine he did. In Absolute Friends (2003), MI6 is portrayed as not only corrupt, but pathetic: colluding with evil CIA schemes in the desperate hope of being treated as an equal partner. It's hard not to feel that the central…

1 of 52 Geoffrey Morrison / CNET 2 of 52 Geoffrey Morrison / CNET The B-1 which greets visitors at the entrance to the museum is one of the few -A variants, which was capable of Mach 2.2. The only other surviving B-1A is at the…

With venues across Cheshire well and truly reopening after months of lockdowns, many are now entering their busiest time as Christmas approaches. Warrington Parr Hall and the Pyramid Arts Center are no exception, having announced a host of!-->…

As a British soldier during the Cold War, Andrew Coombs was posted to Berlin while still cut in half by a wall of concrete and barbed wire.Fortunately, more than three decades later, things are different - and the boss of Sirius Real…

Damian Lewis and Guy Pearce lead drama limited series Cold War A spy among friends. Spectrum Originals and BritBox UK have commissioned the serial adaptation of Ben Macintyre's book. It comes more than a year after Deadline first…

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is gearing up for its sixth season which features massive changes to the Warzone map - along with plenty of other content to enjoy in the battle royale. As seismic charges are set off in WWII bunkers!-->…

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For 360 years there have been pelicans in St James's Park. When they were first introduced to Charles II by the Czar of Russia in the 1660s, Londoners crowded into the park to spot these strange and exotic creatures. Sadly, by the 1970s,!-->…

Worldview: BY GWYNNE DYER The creation of an Australia-UK-US (AUKUS) military alliance last week caused a storm in a teapot, but the real action was elsewhere. Last Friday in Washington, the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad…

The rapid thaw of arctic permafrost could release radioactive waste from Cold War nuclear submarines, antibiotic-resistant bacteria and new viruses, according to a report.Between 1955 and 1990, the Soviet Union conducted 130 nuclear…

President Joe Biden hosted a summit on Friday that could prove to be a turning point - but if you weren't watching you might have missed it.The meeting brought together the leaders of a deliberately discreet group called "the Quad":…

WRanasinghe Premadasa hen assumed the presidency of Sri Lanka in 1989, its government faced two armed rebellions. In the north, the Tamil Tigers were fighting to establish an independent state. In the south, a leftist group called…

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Prior to the release of Call of Duty: Vanguard on November 5, Activision opted to make Arthur Kingsley a playable Operator in Warzone and Cold War. The gaming world is thrilled as the Call of Duty: Vanguard release date approaches.…

When Australia canceled its French submarine contract and replaced it with a US nuclear submarine contract, Switzerland followed a similar path, deciding to buy the F-35 plane from America. instead of the French Dassault Rafale fighter…

The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set newsroom policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com. Gwynne Dyer is a London-based freelance…

WASHINGTON - President Biden hosted a summit meeting on Friday that could prove to be a turning point - but if you weren't watching you might have missed it.The meeting brought together the leaders of a deliberately low-profile group…

Gas prices: Putin "will continue to tighten" according to an expertIt has not (until now) carried out a new territorial conquest in the mining and industrial region of Donbass in Ukraine, notable for its large coal reserves. But for a…

When I was a teenager, during the Cold War, I took basic training on how to deal with the nuclear apocalypse that we expected. This was an…

EDITORIAL: It's hard not to take pity on Pakistani cricket fans, who have found themselves at the center of a cold war of claims and counterclaims since the Black Caps abandoned their tour a week ago. The New Zealand squad was minutes…

It was a German courtesy visit: docking with the frigate Bayern in the Chinese port city of Shanghai for a six-month mission. Such a pause sends a friendly signal: although Berlin, like other Western countries, is…

FRANCE 24 English published this video article, titled "Cold War, Hot Planet: Could Superpower Rivalry Derail Climate Change Goals?" - below is their description.How serious are the superpowers in tackling the planet's…

US President Joe Biden has fired a stinging slap at the UN amid a warning that the United States is heading into a new cold war with China. Mr Biden told the gathering of world leaders in New York on Wednesday that Washington was not…

The success of the National Championship weekend at Cheltenham also underscored the need to get the main builders in the banding empire to at least start talking to each other. National Championship event garnered attention, coverage and…

TEHRAN - A former Lebanese ambassador to Canada, Chile and Poland says China is irritated by the AUKUS pact, seeing it as a step towards a new cold war. "China is unhappy with the AUKUS pact because Beijing sees it as a" clear…

UNITED NATIONS - Warning of a potential new cold war, UN chief pleaded with China and the United States to mend their "completely dysfunctional" relationship before issues between the two big, deeply…

The pact between the United States and Australia, known as the Aukus,…

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“The trajectory will continue to increase,” Dr. Hellyer said. "Australia is closing in on that 2½ percent gap recorded in the colder parts of Cold War spending."U.S. ships, bombers,!-->…

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian criticized a new defense pact announced between the Australian, US and UK governments at a press conference Thursday."Nuclear submarine cooperation between the United States, the United…

For those studying Cold War history, Washington's new initiative with London and Canberra - known by its acronym "Aukus" - has connotations of the name UKUSA, an intelligence-sharing agreement signed 75 years ago now. more commonly known…

China said on Wednesday that countries should "get rid of their cold war mentality" as it opposes the creation of a pact between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.The security partnership will involve large-scale projects…

Daniel pickett Afi founder and editor Daniel "Julius Marx" Pickett has been around toys his entire life. The first line he ever collected was the Mego's World's Greatest Super Heroes line in the 1970s. He has been…

"He might be an SOB, but he's our SOB."So said President Franklin D. Roosevelt of Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Somoza, and how very American. For, from its earliest days, America came to an understanding with the autocrats when the…

“If you want to understand this strange and rather sad story, you must have at least a…

I have published articles on the Cold War as a subject for writing and especially teaching - this is, after all, a very popular course in colleges around the world. I have talked about the use of films in such contexts, and today I am…

The sight of actress Suranne Jones swinging on a wire above a mighty submarine in the TV series Vigil might have capsized your stomach. But it doesn't have anything about what really happens in a classified world where there are only two!-->…

"He might be an SOB, but he's our SOB."So said President Franklin D. Roosevelt of Nicaraguan dictator…

The PSNI police chief described a police station in southern Armagh as reminiscent of the Cold War. Simon Byrne spoke after announcing the findings of a report following a review of police services in South Armagh. It!-->…

While Iran cannot afford a military conflict with Israel, especially given its new Gulf allies, Israel does not want another conflict given those on its border. Three weeks ago, Mercer Street, an oil tanker linked to…

Three quarters of the world's largest banks do business in Hong Kong. But they have been pressed by changes forcing them to adhere to Beijing's agenda - and there could be signs of even tougher times ahead.Financial institutions are…

London: Boris Johnson confronted the first full House of Commons in 2021 with all the pride he could muster to justify the sudden surrender of Afghanistan by the West. MPs from all parties were angry and…

The Cold War could be the most fascinating time for the development of military aircraft in the world. Throughout the period of hostilities, aircraft manufacturers around the world have…

The United States is preparing the first delivery of the half-billion doses of coronavirus vaccine it pledged at the Group of Seven (G7) summit last June, donating more than 500,000 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech…

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War developer Treyarch has rolled out his update for the popular first-person shooter. Fans of the Cold War Zombies game mode will be happy to know that Treyarch has devoted much of the update to improving its!-->…

We're hours away from the next Black Ops Cold War title update and we know it's going to be a good update. Treyarch shared his roadmap for Season 5 content; It features new maps and multiplayer modes, new weapons and operators, and…

Ryan Murphy was obviously a sore loser twice at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.After giving up his 100-meter and 200-meter backstroke titles at Rio 2016, the American swimmer immediately accused Russian Evgeny Rylov, who dethroned him in…

A top secret list pointed to a location in Cornwall as a likely target of a nuclear attack by the Soviet Union. Disturbing documents, which only became public a few years ago, revealed that 106 locations across the UK were "Probable!-->…

The RAF confirmed that a pair of fast-jet fighter jets were rushed to counter two Russian planes over the North Sea on Friday afternoon. Two rapid reaction warning typhoons were launched from RAF Lossiemouth in northern Scotland - and were!-->…

I am currently in the production stage of my new book on A History of the World Cold War 1945-1991. Whenever I write a book, I always learn through the process of research and writing, and this is especially true in a project as large as…

A white dove, traditionally a symbol of peace, rests on a tree near a Chinese flag in a park in Shanghai. If there is to be a new…

Former World Bank Vice President Ian Goldin said animosity between the West and Beijing would only make the current global crises more difficult to overcome. He told the Australian mining forum Diggers & Dealers that such a conflict…

Residence " Movies " Hollywood " IANS Review: 'The Courier' - Captivating Spy Drama Set During The Cold War Era IANS Rating: *** 1/2 Movie: The Courier (2020; FilmNation Entertainment). Play on Amazon Prime. Run Time: 112 minutes…

By David BrunnstromWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic and Republican members of Congress on Wednesday introduced a bill to revive an arm of America's former Cold War arsenal to improve understanding of China and potentially other strategic…