Ministry of Defence and Soviet Orbital Nuclear Vectors
Kept hidden in the UK archives, a strategy for Soviet orbital capability shows how the West tracked the shift from satellites to warheads through a global surveillance net.
By Eleanor Voss ·
Soviet Space Program
Ministry of Defence Tracked Soviet Space Gains as Nuclear Threats
Military analysts kept these assessments of Soviet orbital gains secret for decades, tracking the thin line between civilian prestige and the capacity to deploy atomic weapons from space.
By Eleanor Voss ·
Panamanian junta seeks $1,930,000 annuity increase to avoid public unrest
Colonel Torrijos and Colonel Martinez risked 'riding a tiger' by inciting the public over the canal while internal warnings cautioned that the junta remained inexperienced.
By Marcus Boone ·
Le Duc Tho Demands Power as Soviets Threaten West Berlin Access
Hanoi threatened military force to secure political power in the South while Soviet agents weighed harassing West Berlin access routes before a March 5 deadline.
By Vera Kessler ·