This article originally appeared in History of War magazine issue 138. From the earliest days of the Cold War, both the US and the USSR had nuclear weapons, but only one means of delivering a ...

Once a key part of America’s nuclear deterrent, this silo in Green Valley now serves as a museum. Its deactivated launch doors and preserved command center offer a sobering glimpse into Cold War ...

This article originally appeared in History of War magazine issue 138. From the earliest days of the Cold War, both the US and the USSR had nuclear weapons, but only one means of delivering a ...

For my generation, the initials MAD summed up the surreal nature of the global contest between the US and the Soviet Union that I now think of as Cold War I.

‘Mutually assured destruction’: Trump’s and Musk’s quiet day is less détente than Cold War Trump is the most politically powerful man in the world, Musk is the wealthiest man in the world ...

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

Its new deal with Vietnam and its fresh tariff threats issued to many other countries seem designed to reduce China’s role in ...

The acronym is a reference to the Cold War era and the Rand-coined MAD, short for mutually assured destruction.

The prospect of mutually assured destruction (MAD) helped avert nuclear conflict during the Cold War. Hopefully, fear of the economic equivalent will do a similar trick when it comes to a showdown ...

Ro Reddick’s music-infused comedy, set during the Cold War, finishes this year’s edition of Clubbed Thumb’s Summerworks festival on a high.

After the US and Soviet Union became capable of Mutually Assured Destruction, safeguards were put in place to prevent World War Three ...