The Cuban missile crisis, (October 1962), a major confrontation which brought the U.S. and Soviet Union closer to war, over the Soviet presence in Cuba of nuclear-capable missiles. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, leaders from … Read more
The hundreds of thousands of Lebanese, Muslims and Christians who occupied the square to protest the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri have left, and many are wondering what they have managed to do … Read more
Learn more about espionage during the American Revolution in the “Espionage That Created the Nation” exhibit. Here you will find a range of key sources on NATO, espionage and security during the Cold War. After … Read more
From 1946 to 1991 the United States, the Soviet Union, and their allies were locked into a long, tense conflict known as the Cold War. Historians disagree on a date, but it is widely believed … Read more
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is a political-military alliance signed as a treaty on 4 April 1949. NATO was founded in response to the expansionist threat of the Soviet Union, which led the communist … Read more