A haunting Cold War map reveals a bleak outlook for the US in the aftermath of a nuclear confrontation, with forecasts indicating that up to 75% of residents in the most affected regions could perish.

The United States must rebuild and replace its Cold War–era nuclear deterrent, given the growing threats posed by the autocrats in Beijing, Moscow, Pyongyang, and Tehran.

No nuclear bombs have been used as weapons since the attacks on Japan, but thousands of tests have been conducted — primarily by the US and USSR throughout the Cold War. Produced by Alex Kuzoian ...

The hijacking crisis of September 1970 occurred against the backdrop of a decades-long Cold War between the planet's two strongest nations. Although the United States and Soviet Union had begun ...

The political backdrop to John Nash's paranoid and geopolitical hauntings included the Cold War, fought not only ... was a full-blown hysteria in the United States. This world of real danger ...

Black Ops Cold War update was a new (albeit returning) map and a new assault rifle, though it would seem that only one of those has made the cut after all.RELATED: Call of Duty Chart Shows the ...

The Cold War is the title given to the period of tension between the two superpowers, the USA and the USSR, which dominated international relations for most of the second half of the 20th century.

Post-WWII, tension between the USA and the Soviet Union led to a worldwide Cold War. Reasons for this included: ideological differences, problems in Germany, the arms race and the Korean War.