Hidden beneath a busy university campus in the south of England lies a nuclear bunker war room, built for emergency planning ...

A 1950s Cold War bunker in Nottingham will be turned into a community hub and affordable homes. Nottingham City Council approved plans for a total of 104 affordable homes around the Grade II-listed ...

Summary: The XF-108 Rapier, a planned Mach 3 interceptor with an innovative internal rotary missile launcher, was designed to counter Soviet bombers during the 1950s Cold War. -Its advanced features ...

The overall theme of the early part of the Cold War was that of subterfuge — with scientific missions often providing excellent cover for placing missiles right on the USSR’s doorstep. Recently NASA ...

What could possibly go wrong for a tank powered by and outfitted with its own nuclear reactor? Chrysler sought to find out. File this one under “More Crazy 1950s Cold War Tech.” The Chrysler TV-8 tank ...

Last week, a 1950s Cold War spy plane -- the Lockheed U-2 Dragon Lady -- caused hundreds of planes across the US to be grounded for an hour, and delaying hundreds more that were already airborne. The ...