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CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS
In 1960, when Cuban parents feared Fidel Castro would take their children away, the Catholic Charities of Miami launched Operation Pedro Pan, one of the largest exoduses of 14,000 unaccompanied children in the AmericasOperation Pedro Pan is notable for its role in transporting more than 14,000 Cuban children to the U.S. as their parents sought refuge from...- B-52 was in the air a very short time before crashing and killing all 8 on boardA B-52 bomber crashed at Edwards Air Force Base during a test flight. All eight people on board perished. The aircraft was part of a progra...
- Quote of the day by John F Kennedy: 'Forgive your enemies, but never forget...' - JFK’s powerful wisdom on learning from the pastQuote of the day by John F Kennedy: John F Kennedy, the 35th US President, led during the Cold War, notably navigating the Cuban Missile Cr...
- Russian President Vladimir Putin says Ukraine conflict ‘coming to an end’Russian President Vladimir Putin stated the Ukraine conflict is nearing its end. He indicated openness to talks, with former German Chancel...
- Russian tanker to Cuba fuels Cold War comparisons: what happened during the Cuban missile crisisA Russian oil tanker's journey to Cuba evokes Cold War tensions, drawing parallels to the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. This shipment arrives ...
- Quote of the Day by Fidel Castro: “A revolution is not a bed of roses. A revolution is a struggle…..”Fidel Castro was a long-time leader of Cuba who came to power after a revolution. He introduced communist rule and changed the country’s sy...
- US nuclear expansion unlikely to deter China: StudyA war game simulated a nuclear conflict over Taiwan. The simulation revealed that boosting US nuclear weapons may not stop China from using...
- Kremlin says Russia-US hotline to deflate crisis not in useRussia and the United States are not using a special hotline established to avert crises. The Kremlin said this on Wednesday. This comes am...
- Social media abuzz with ‘Russian threat’ as Florida residents track movement of naval ships close to the US coastAs four Russian naval ships made their way to Cuba to participate in the joint naval exercises, residents of Florida tracked the movement o...
- In USA's backyard, Russian army to begin naval and air exercises in the CaribbeanRussia is deploying maritime and air assets in the Caribbean region. The US is not concerned at this stage but is closely monitoring the de...
- Russia will have to increase its missile arsenal to deter the West, diplomat saysA Russian diplomat has stated that Russia needs to increase its entire missile arsenal to deter the West, as Moscow is now in open confront...
- Russia warns of direct clash of N-Powers over UkrainePresident Vladimir Putin's 2022 invasion of Ukraine has touched off the worst breakdown in relations between Russia and the West since the ...
- U.S. embassy warns of imminent extremist attack in MoscowThe U.S. embassy warns U.S. citizens in Russia to avoid large gatherings in Moscow due to reports of an imminent attack by extremists. No d...
- US lowering nuclear threshold with bombs in Europe, says RussiaRussia's invasion of Ukraine has triggered the gravest confrontation between Moscow and the West since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis when t...
- Russia says West's commercial satellites could be targets"Quasi-civilian infrastructure may be a legitimate target for a retaliatory strike," Konstantin Vorontsov, deputy director of the foreign m...
- Pakistan with N-weapons without cohesion is 'one of the most dangerous nations in the world': President Joe BidenThe US president's remarks at the reception of the governing party were made in the context of the changing geopolitical situation globally...
- US President Joe Biden makes alarming remarks in doomsday address. This is what he saidJoe Biden, the United States President, said while speaking at a fund-raising event for the Democratic Party in New York that Russian Presi...
- Nuclear 'Armageddon' threat back for first time since Cold War: US President Joe BidenPutin has made thinly veiled threats to use nuclear weapons if he feels he has run out of options in his bid to seize swaths of Ukrainian t...
- Nuclear sabre-rattling: other times when war threatened- 1962: Cuban missile crisis - In October 1962, at the heart of the Cold War, a 13-day showdown between Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev and...
- 'Fidel Castro recruited ex-Nazis to train troops during Cold War'Fidel Castro recruited former Nazis to train Cuban troops at the height of the Cold War, according to newly released German secret service ...
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