The Man Who Saved the World by Doing Nothing Posted: 8 months ago by miranda622
When an alarm announced that the United States had launched missiles at the Soviet Union, Stanislav Petrov could have pushed the red button to start a full-scale nuclear war. Luckily for all of us, he didn't.
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US Military Bases Around The World Posted: 10 months ago by 2manyusernames
The Military of the US is deployed in many countries. This is due to many factors: the Cold War, in which the US government needed troops around the globe to counter the threat of the Soviet Union; and more recently, The War on Terror. The US has nearly 1.4 million active personnel, and over 369,000 of those are deployed outside the United States and its territories.
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Diary of a Superpower Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
"Seventeen years ago, the Berlin Wall fell, and two years later the Soviet Union broke apart. More than 1,400 minutes published earlier this month in Russia from meetings that took place behind the closed doors of the Politburo in Moscow read like a thriller from the highest levels of the Kremlin.
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Odd News from Around the World (compiled from various newswires) Posted: 2 years ago by susiesunshine
Silly & wierd news clips from around the world - Ex. A brothel in Germany hopes to capitalize on the growing number of retirees by offering them a 50 percent discount in the afternoon.
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