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  • October 2008

    • 'That Is the End of This Broadcast'

      BBC  |  Oct 3, 08 7:55 AM CDT

      'That Is the End of This Broadcast'

      (Newser) - A radio script that the British government planned to broadcast to survivors of a nuclear attack has been made public for the first time, the BBC reports. The script, written in the 1970s and released by the National Archives, warns listeners to stay in hiding for 14 days and to ration essential supplies. Related documents advised that familiar but authoritative voices make the broadcasts. More »

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      Great Britain  • nuclear weapons  • Cold War  • BBC  • survivors  • National Archives

  • September 2008

    • US Dominance Is Dead

      Guardian (UK)  |  Sep 28, 08 11:38 AM CDT

      US Dominance Is Dead

      (Newser) - After decades of a scolding countries for irresponsible behavior, Uncle Sam has finally had his comeuppance, John Gray opines in the Guardian, concluding that “The era of American global leadership is over." Unable to silence Hugo Chavez, thwart Russian aggression in Georgia, appreciate Chinese fiscal practices, and halt its own shoddy fiscal policy, America’s fate is now being sealed. More »

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      China  • bailout  • United States  • Cold War  • financial crisis  • capitalism  • free markets

    • Russian Warships Head to Venezuela for 'Training'

      AFP  |  Sep 22, 08 11:18 AM CDT

      Russian Warships Head to Venezuela for 'Training'

      (Newser) - Russian warships left this morning for coordinated training exercises with the Venezuelan navy, the AFP reports. The group, consisting of a nuclear-powered guided-missile cruiser, anti-submarine ship, and supporting craft, were seen firing artillery on the open ocean in tests. Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez said the deployment was a “warning” to the US: "Venezuela is no longer poor and alone." More »

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      Russia  • Vladimir Putin  • Venezuela  • Syria  • Cold War  • navy  • military exercises

    • Putin on Georgia: We Had No Choice

      Independent (UK)  |  Sep 12, 08 8:18 AM CDT

      Putin on Georgia: We Had No Choice

      (Newser) - Vladimir Putin stridently defended Russia’s invasion of Georgia yesterday, saying to do otherwise would be like his country “getting a bloody nose and hanging its head down,” the Independent reports. “They attacked South Ossetia with missiles, tanks, heavy artillery, and ground troops. What were we supposed to do?” he asked reporters in an extensive conference. “We punched the aggressor in the face, as all the military textbooks prescribe.” More »

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      Russia  • Georgia  • Vladimir Putin  • Cold War  • missile defense shield

    • Ethel Was Innocent: Witness

      New York Times  |  Sep 12, 08 3:16 AM CDT

      Ethel Was Innocent: Witness

      (Newser) - A co-defendant of Julius and Ethel  Rosenberg has admitted for the first time that he was a Soviet spy—and that she was innocent. Morton Sobell, 91, passed military secrets to the Communists in World War II when the nations were still allies, he told the New York Times . Sobell, who served 18 years for espionage, said Julius did pass secrets but Ethel, executed with her husband in 1953, was guilty of nothing more than being Mrs. Rosenberg. More »

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      Cold War  • Soviet Union  • espionage  • Communists  • atomic bomb

  • August 2008
  • July 2008

    • Judge Orders Rosenberg Evidence Kept Secret

      Reuters  |  Jul 23, 08 4:41 AM CDT

      Judge Orders Rosenberg Evidence Kept Secret

      (Newser) - Evidence that could clear the name of Ethel Rosenberg must stay under wraps to protect grand jury secrecy, a judge ruled yesterday. Ethel and husband Julius were executed in 1953 for passing atomic secrets to the Soviets. Her brother David Greenglass, who testified against her, has since said he lied about Ethel's role to protect his own wife from prosecution. But he has requested that his grand jury testimony not be made public. More »

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      nuclear weapons  • Cold War  • Soviet Union  • espionage  • Communists  • atomic bomb

    • NATO Hires Coke Exec to Boost its Brand

      New York Times  |  Jul 16, 08 2:03 AM CDT

      NATO Hires Coke Exec to Boost its Brand

      (Newser) - NATO: the Real Thing? The alliance is seeking an image makeover in the face of public apathy and has hired a Coca-Cola executive to help, reports the New York Times . Support for NATO has waned in many of its 26 member nations since the end of the Cold War, and defense chiefs believe reconnecting with the public—to persuade taxpayers that NATO remains relevant—is vital to the alliance's future. More »

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      NATO  • Cold War  • branding  • alliance  • public relations

  • June 2008