Tag Archives: Cold War

Contrast

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Arthur

By now you’ve probably already heard that the US has managed to find and kill Osama Bin Laden (Google News: this was last Sunday (late) night and it marked one of the weirdest rash for news by, well, any news … Continue reading →

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Not so Olympic

Posted on February 7, 2010 by Arthur

In a couple of days, the 2010 Winter Olympic games will start: this year, Vancouver, BC, Canada will host the games. If you’re into this, the full schedule is of course readily available online. Which reminds me that a couple … Continue reading →

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The war that wasn’t

Posted on January 31, 2010 by Arthur

One of Brooker’s ‘Screen wipe’ episodes reminded (a whole playlist on YouTube) of the many nuclear war shows (fiction and documentaries) that were shown in the Eighties in West European countries. Some of the shows I’ve mentioned here before. Most … Continue reading →

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In Full Force

Posted on June 28, 2009 by Arthur

A couple of days ago I ran into a blog post called ‘Soviet Global Invasion Routes’, which has a collection of 80s maps showing the expected Soviet attack routes over the various continents (hyperlinks: West Europe, East Asia, and the … Continue reading →

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Special, uh, Bulletin

Posted on December 21, 2008 by Arthur

A week ago, there was a discussion on Metafilter about the 25th anniversary of the release of the (TV movie) ‘The Day After’. In the comments section, you can find several links to full versions of several movies related to … Continue reading →

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The Queen has her picture taken

Posted on December 23, 2007 by Arthur

Various news organizations report that the British Queen has launched a YouTube channel (@ YouTube). The Palace promises clips from garden parties, footage from overseas travels, prime ministers and even a day in the life of the Prince of Wales. … Continue reading →

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The Soviets are here

Posted on August 19, 2007 by Arthur

I was going to write an anecdotal posting about that ‘Red Dawn’ movie (earlier) after I saw it mentioned (or referenced to) in a ‘Scrubs’ rerun (‘Wolverines!’). Yeah, uh, no, I don’t think I’d like to think of that movie. … Continue reading →

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Cold war

Posted on August 17, 2007 by Arthur

I read that Russia is restarting its long range patrols, a Soviet-era practice that was suspended in the early 90s. Somewhat earlier, Russian and Chinese armies joined in the Russian mountains for a multi-country military exercise. It looks like they … Continue reading →

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