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Would Putin use nuclear weapons? An arms control expert explains what has and hasn't changed since the invasion of Ukraine

The prospect of a nuclear exchange between Russia and the United States seemed, until recently, to have ended with the Cold War. Threats by Russian President Vladimir Putin to use the weapons to keep NATO out of the Ukraine conflict have revived those decades-old fears.

The Conversation

Commentary: Putin’s dangerous nuclear brinkmanship in Ukraine

Most Americans view nuclear weapons as a relic of the Cold War. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev agreed in 1985 “that a nuclear war can never be won and must never be fought.” That thinking has remained a “given” for the last 37 years. Unfortunately, Russian President…

Tribune News Service

Liz Truss says Putin must fail as she vows ‘we must never let down our guard again’

The Foreign Secretary said the West had taken its ‘eye off the ball’ since the end of the Cold War

Evening Standard

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Huge American B-52 bombers with deadly arsenal land in UK as Ukraine war rages

The colossal machines were used in the Cold War and have been regularly updated to spearhead America's military deterrent with state-of-the-art nuclear and conventional weaponry.

Edinburgh Live

Commentary: When war comes calling, meet it with resolve. And love

I grew up during the Cold War, when we hid under our desks for safety. As a child, I believed that I was doing my part by ducking under my desk and knowing how to respond when the air raid sirens went off. Crouching under a desk seems laughable today.…

Tribune News Service

Russia-Ukraine war: decoding how African countries voted at the UN

In recent weeks the world has witnessed the most tense moments in international relations since the end of the Cold War. This was evident in the deliberations and voting by members of the United Nations on resolutions calling on Russia to halt its invasion and withdraw its forces from Ukraine.

The Conversation

Inside Cold War bunkers with own power supply hidden in the Welsh countryside

A network of nuclear bunkers that were used in the Cold War have been discovered in the Welsh countryside - and they have even been used as set pieces for Doctor Who

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Russia calls for return to 'peaceful co-existence' with U.S. like during Cold War -Interfax

Russia and the United States should return to the principle of "peaceful co-existence" like during the Cold War, the Interfax news agency cited the Russian foreign ministry as saying on Tuesday.

Reuters

Cold War bunker in Edinburgh to be opened to the public as plans to transform the 1950s shelter approved

Buried 100ft below Corstorphine Hill in Edinburgh, it was Scotland's first line of defence against the threat of a nuclear attack.

Daily Record

ITV The Ipcress File: episodes, full cast, start date and time

The Ipcress File is a 'cinematic rollercoaster of twists and turns set in the 1960s amid the highly charged atmosphere of the Cold War'

Liverpool Echo

The Navy is training for a possible fight with China. Does Russia’s war make that more likely?

SAN DIEGO — For much of the past year, U.S. Navy and Marine Corps in the Pacific have trained for a conflict with the Pentagon’s most powerful potential adversary, China.

Tribune News Service

History replays like a half-forgotten song, but once we remember, it’s far too late

The west fell asleep on Cold War sentry duty and thought Putin couldn’t be serious, but he was. The question remains, is Nato?

The Guardian - UK

'So how mad is Vlad? Cold War-era nuke fears back as Putin looks increasingly desperate'

Chris McLaughlin is realistic about the chance of surviving a nuke but he's not convinced Comrade Putin is really as mad as he is making out - is it all scare tactics?

Daily Mirror

Russian Invasion of Ukraine Forces Swedes to Rethink NATO Membership

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has for the first time seen a majority of Swedes in favor of joining NATO, according to a poll, and signs are the political landscape could to change too in a country long known for neutrality. Sweden has not been in a war since 1814 and…

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Wales Online

Risk of 'a new Cold War' and 'a new Iron Curtain' says Defence Secretary

He said President Putin was 'playing with fire'

The Independent UK

Risk ‘a new Iron Curtain will descend upon Europe’ as Russia’s isolation grows

Ben Wallace said the world faced the prospect of a ‘new Cold War’ after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Evening Standard

The Ipcress File review: Joe Cole makes an enjoyably cynical hero in this eerily timed spy saga

This new spin on Len Deighton’s Cold War classic is sharply scripted and looks great

France 24

Ukraine war puts France’s NATO-sceptic presidential candidates in a tight spot

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has pushed world affairs to the forefront of France’s presidential race, upending a campaign in which three of the five leading candidates are staunch critics of the US-led transatlantic alliance.

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Salon

Why we still can't intercept ICBMs

Technology has advanced greatly since the Cold War. Yet stopping a nuclear missile is still beyond engineers' grasp

Evening Standard

Like it or not, we Gen Zers may grow up in a new Cold War

On Sunday 27th February 2022 I had a very standard Gen Z day. I sat in a vegan brunch house and contributed to a collective order of obscure juices and hipster garnish that felt like the punchline of a sketch. The weather was good, Covid finally felt like a memory,…

Reuters

Russian foreign spy chief says Cold War with West has turned hot

The head of Russia's foreign intelligence agency said on Thursday it was wrong to speak of a new Cold War between Russia and the West because the situation was already "hot".

The Independent UK

Neutral Finland, Sweden warm to idea of NATO membership

Through the Cold War and the decades since, nothing could persuade Finns and Swedes that they would be better off joining NATO — until now

The Conversation

'Freedom will triumph over tyranny': Biden's first State of the Union echoes themes from the Cold War

It was a familiar scene.

Evening Standard

Why a no-fly zone over Ukraine is not on the table

Nato powers, Britain in particular, have been asked to enforce a no-fly zone over Ukraine – which presents them with an almost impossible dilemma. There have been guarantees of freedom of air space under various arrangements following the end of the Cold War in 1989. In particular there are three…

Daily Record

Scotland's nuclear bunker locations and what they are used for today

Bunkers that were brought into commission following the Cold War in the 1940s have been converted into the likes of luxury apartments and museums.

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