Historical

The Doomsday Clock, a symbol created during the early years of the Cold War, serves as a metaphorical representa...

On 4 October 1957, the Soviet Union began the Space Age by launching Sputnik 1. It was the world’s first artificial s...

A complete change in the role of the V- Bomber came about during 1963, when it became clear that in the absence of a ...

With the dawning of the atomic age in August 1945, it was obvious to military strategists that any future bomber to d...

William Penney, the man in charge of Britain’s bomb design, William Cook, his deputy, and the scientists at the Atomi...

On 16 July 1945, with the support of Britain, the United States detonated the world’s first atomic weapon. In August ...

On 3 October 1952, Britain detonated their first atomic bomb.  Due to the small size and high-density populat...

On 19 October 1945, just over two months after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, English writer&nbs...

An espionage story from 1966 – by Jim Debenham, VTST Volunteer If this were a fictional story it would h...

Operation Sky Shield was a series of three large-scale military exercises conducted in the United States. The Cold Wa...