cold war
How Terrified Should We be About Nuclear Annihilation?
According to the author of Command and Control, a book about nuclear doomsday scenarios, "the two great existential threats that we face today are global warming and nuclear weapons—and the latter isn't getting anywhere near enough attention."
Vlogger Starts World War III (Sort Of)
The YouTuber behind the science channel Veritasium got to pretend to blow up the world at a decommissioned nuclear launch site in Arizona.
What Does the UK Know About the Mysterious Plane Crash That Killed a UN Secretary-General?
The UN wants a reinvestigation into the conspiracy-laden crash that killed Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld in 1961, but Britain and the United States are refusing to hand over important documents.
Russia Is Now Vulnerable to Surprise Nuclear Attack
Russia does not currently have warning satellites able to detect an incoming nuclear missile strike — but that doesn't mean the US would come out of a fight without getting its hair mussed.
This is What World War Three Might Look Like
We talked to author and security analyst Peter Singer about why the next war will be so much scarier than past ones, and whether there's anything we can do about it.
Watch Shane Smith Debrief Our Season Three Finale of 'VICE' on HBO
In our finale, VICE co-founder Shane Smith meets with Kremlin officials and American leaders to find out just how tense American-Russian relations have become in the years following the end of the Cold War.
Russian Spies, Suspicious Books, and the New Cold War Emerging in Europe
Russia appears to be challenging NATO by unleashing spies and propaganda on at least one member country. Experts worry it's a prelude to the next Ukraine.
This Is the 'Fallout' of Podcasts
Horatio Dark’s Between the Lines is a sci-fi/horror radio drama beamed to you live out of the early Cold War era.
Watch a Sneak Peek from Our Season Three Finale of 'VICE' on HBO
For our season finale, we take a close look at America's complex relationship with Russia, and how the conflict in Ukraine has pushed that relationship to the brink of a full-blown crisis.
This Secret Nuclear Bunker in England Is Terrifying
It's also a great day trip if you want to be reminded that you can be vaporized in a matter of seconds.
'Atomic Alert': A Scare-Infomercial at the Dawn of Mutually-Assured Destruction
Aw, shucks, an airburst.