In the 1980s, the Soviet Union, once a powerful force in technological development, found itself far behind the United States ...

National Archives and Records Administration The space race between the United States and the Soviet Union stepped up a gear on May 25, 1961, when American President John F. Kennedy announced that his ...

D uring the Cold War, which lasted from roughly 1947 to 1991, several notable Soviet citizens defected to the United States. Each defection was a victory of sorts in the war of ideological ...

Deadlier weapons, more nations, autocrats in charge, disinformation and collapsing arms control — the risk of nuclear ...