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Russian subs stalk Trident in echo of Cold War

Source: Telegraph A specially upgraded Russian Akula class submarine has been caught trying to record the acoustic signature made by the Vanguard submarines that carry Trident nuclear missiles, according to senior Navy officers. British submariners have also reported that they are experiencing the highest number of “contacts” with Russian submarines since 1987. If the Russians [...]

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Russian subs stalk Trident in echo of Cold War

Source: Telegraph A specially upgraded Russian Akula class submarine has been caught trying to record the acoustic signature made by the Vanguard submarines that carry Trident nuclear missiles, according to senior Navy officers. British submariners have also reported that they are experiencing the highest number of “contacts” with Russian submarines since 1987. If the Russians [...]

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John le Carr: London carried out Cold War assassinations

Source: Yahoo! News The government carried out assassinations during the Cold War, novelist and former secret agent John le Carre told The Sunday Telegraph newspaper. The espionage writer worked for the domestic and external intelligence agencies MI5 and MI6 during the 1950s and 1960s. “Certainly we did very bad things. We did a lot of [...]

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Former enemies US, Vietnam now military mates (AP)

AP – Cold War enemies the United States and Vietnam demonstrated their blossoming military relations Sunday as a U.S. nuclear supercarrier cruised in waters off the Southeast Asian nation’s coast — sending a message that China is not the region’s…

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Doomsday shelters making a comeback

Source:   USATODAY.com
There are signs that underground shelters, almost-forgotten relics of the Cold War era, are making a comeback.
The Vivos network, which offers partial ownerships similar to a timeshare in underground shelter communities, is one of several ventures touting escape from a surface-level calamity.
Radius Engineering in Terrell, Texas, has built underground shelters for more than three [...]

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