Cold War

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Wreckage of the B-52 bomber in Palomares, Spain during the winter of 1966. The aircraft was attempting to refuel with a KC-135 Stratotanker when a spark caused both planes to explode unloading four thermonuclear bombs onto the village below. Photo: Kit Talbot / The New York Times

Heritage and History

Fire from the Sky

At the height of the Cold War, a freak accident above a village in southern Spain nearly wiped it…

August 12th, 2019

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The historic announcement of the normalization of relations between Cuba and the U. S. after almost six decades of enmity marks three years today with a bleak picture of the hostility of U. S. President Donald Trump, who Russia has taken advantage of to return to the island with impetus. EFE

New Cold War

December 19th, 2017

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Cuba’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez did not waste time in responding to what he called Haley’s “disrespectful sense of interfering statements.” And added: “She is reflecting the tenor of U.S. politics today.” The U.S., Rodríguez continued, has no moral authority to condemn Cuba since it is in “flagrant violation of human rights.” EFE

Thought Leaders

[OP-ED]: The World Rejects…

November 2nd, 2017

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On September 15, 1950, General MacArthur launched a surprise amphibious assault on the port of Inchon, South Korea, which resulted in a decisive victory in the U.N. about the North Korean invaders. Within weeks, North Korean and South Korean forces seized Seoul and cut off North Korea's vital supply lines. Source: www.history.com

History of a Conflict

October 23rd, 2017