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The Soviet Tu-4 Bomber Looked an Awful Lot Like the B-29 Stratofortress
The Soviet Union’s Tupolev Tu-4 strategic bomber, which entered service in 1949, represented one of the most glaring episodes of intellectual property theft in aviation history.
Rex's Hangar on MSN2h
How the ANT-9 Helped Shape Soviet Air Power
The ANT-9 was one of the Soviet Union’s first major aviation breakthroughs. This video explores how it helped shape the future of Soviet aircraft design and commercial flight.
TheFirstHammer on MSN4h
Soviet Military Might: How the Red Army Dominated the Cold War Era
The Soviet Army, with its enormous size and power, was the largest and most formidable military force in history. Between ...
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The CIA’s most unlikely Cold War weapon? A secret smuggling operation that terrified Soviet censors
In the aftermath of the Second World War, as the Soviet Union imposed ideological control across Eastern Europe, the CIA ...
Operation Barbarossa - Part 1 - Summer
On 22 June 1941, the German Wehrmacht launched a war of aggression against the Soviet Union. Under the code name ‘Operation ...
When Was The B-2 Bomber Made? These Are The Years It Was Produced
When was the B-2 bomber made? These are the years this stealth military aircraft was produced and how many are still ...
Xi Has Spent Decades Preparing for a Cold War With the U.S.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping is entering trade negotiations with a grand strategy inspired by his understanding of what the ...
The next nuclear age
This series of articles examines why today’s nuclear landscape is more complicated and, in many ways, more precarious than ...