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U.S. says Russia violating New START nuclear arms control treaty

The United States on Tuesday accused Russia of violating the New START Treaty, the last major pillar of post-Cold War nuclear arms control between the two countries, saying Moscow was refusing to allow inspection activities on its territory.

Reuters

Nuclear fallout Cold War shelter hidden in UK countryside for sale for £70,000

The seemingly ordinary patch of land, known as Observer Post Field, on the edge of a village in Bolsover, Derbyshire, hides an impressive Cold War secret that could be yours, if you have a spare £70,000 lying around

Daily Mirror

Green metal object is actually nuclear bunker by the sea hiding secrets 12ft underground

The Veryan bunker in Cornwall has been out of use for four decades but still remains exactly as it was when it was used to detect and report nuclear attacks during the Cold War

Daily Mirror

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Does the Doomsday Clock actually mean anything? Experts weigh in

The Cold War relic has a strange history and so-so effectiveness — but it may not be the point.

Inverse

Inside Cold War spy Kim Philby's life - sex, deception and double-dealing

Biographer James Hanning tells of his fascination with Kim Philby, who was played by Guy Pearce in the ITV series A Spy Among Friends. He spied for the Russians while working as a British secret agent

Daily Mirror

The ‘punching fists of democracy’: How the West’s new tanks could give Ukraine a battlefield edge over Russia

Further battalions of Leopard, Abrams and Challenger tanks could eventually be a game-changer, Andy Gregory reports

The Independent UK

Kennan's Warning on Ukraine

Ambition, insecurity, and the perils of independence

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Ukraine: why supply of US and German tanks echoes cold war

The decision that Germany and the US will allow the export of M1 Abrams and Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, alongside the British Challenger 2 tanks promised in mid January is the culmination of Nato’s policy to assist Ukraine and an important symbolic step in the west’s response to Putin’s…

The Conversation

Can Germany's Leopard 2 tanks put Ukraine on the front foot against Russia?

After weeks of hesitation, Germany has finally granted Ukraine access to its powerful Leopard 2 tanks. But are they enough to turn the tide against the immense Russian army?

ABC News

‘Doomsday Clock’ just moved to record threat level: But who sets it and does anyone care?

When the clock’s keepers announced its record disaster level on Tuesday, the tweets questioning its value came thick and fast.

Fortune

The Doomsday Clock is now at 90 seconds to midnight — here's what that means

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists set the Doomsday Clock closer to midnight than ever, citing Russia's war on Ukraine and the worsening climate crisis.

Inverse

Russia rekindles old friendship with South Africa, its ally against apartheid

The recent announcement that the South African, Russian and Chinese navies will conduct joint exercises off the east coast of South Africa between February 17 and 27, has alarmed the United States. Washington has condemned the decision as the exercises would appear to compromise South African neutrality in the diplomatic…

The Conversation

Francis Wilkinson: We already know which gun policies work

Rand Corporation, the think tank with origins in Cold War military planning, recently issued its latest update on gun policy research. Rand has been sifting through gun research, offering generally conservative assessments of its utility and findings, since 2018. As strictures on gun violence research have fallen, and more such…

Tribune News Service

Inside underground UK city built to survive nuke apocalypse with maze of secret tunnels

The subterranean network of tunnels and secret rooms near Corsham, Wiltshire, was built in the Cold War and remained top secret for five decades - but is still sealed off from the public

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Financial Times

300 nuclear missiles are headed your way. You must respond. What now?

Inside Moran Cerf’s quest to modernise the decision-making process that could end life on earth

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Why ‘canceling’ the Russian language isn’t the way to support Ukraine

During my sophomore year of college in 2010, I picked my major: Russian. I had been studying the language and was excited for the opportunity to read literature, learn about another part of the world and become bilingual. I updated my student profile on the university’s website and marched triumphantly…

Newsroom.co.nz

What Japan’s foreign policy shifts mean for NZ

Tokyo’s dramatic and hawkish turn towards defence in the face of China's growing influence is likely to have ramifications for New Zealand. Geoffrey Miller explains.

Bangkok Post

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At SAC Gallery, visitors wonder whether images of book covers at the exhibition "Old Wound" are real covers or paintings. Visitors are in doubt because each image depicts a worn-out book in elaborate detail, with scuffing, stains and spotting visible on the cover.

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The Guardian - UK

Where was James Bond when Saddam invaded Kuwait in 1990?

After the end of the Cold War, the future of our spy services looked in doubt

Reuters

Germany's new China strategy 'guided by ideology', ambassador says

(Corrects family name on second reference to Wu, not Ken)

The Independent UK

Ana Montes: ‘One of most damaging’ Cold War spies released after 20 years in US prison

Analyst compromised ‘virtually everything’ US intelligence knew about Cuba

Daily Mirror

PlayStation Store Sale: Call of Duty, FIFA 23, Elden Ring and more discounted

More than a thousand titles from big franchises including Call of Duty, Elden Ring and FIFA have received major discounts in the UK PlayStation Store January sale.

Asharq Al-Awsat

China Promotes its US Envoy Qin Gang to Foreign Minister

China has appointed Qin Gang, its ambassador to the United States and a trusted aide of President Xi Jinping, as its new foreign minister, as Beijing and Washington seek to stabilize rocky relations. Qin, 56, replaces Wang Yi, who has been foreign minister for the past decade.

The New Daily

The Ferguson Report: Australia won’t start next cold war until the subs arrive

The final Ferguson Report of 2022 predicts the fake news headlines of 2023 ... GOVERNMENT FINALLY ADMITS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE GOVERNMENT The Albanese

Tribune News Service

Clara Ferreira Marques: Mind the gap between the West and the rest

When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed a joint session of the U.S. Congress just days before Christmas — his first trip abroad since Russia’s invasion 10 months ago — he described a triumph against the Kremlin in the “battle for the minds of the world.”

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