Cold War

THE TSAR BOMBA

            Planet Earth saw the largest man-made explosion in history on Oct. 30, 1961.  It was the middle of the Cold War and the Soviet Union was looking to intimidate America and NATO.  America had taken the lead in the nuclear arms race after developing the first atomic bomb.  On Read more…

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A COLD WAR TRAGEDY

                On Sept. 1, 1983 the passengers and crew of Korean Air Lines Flight 007 were enjoying a peaceful flight across the Pacific Ocean.  The flight had begun at New York City and after a stopover at Anchorage, Alaska, was on the last leg to Seoul.  Suddenly, there was an Read more…

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