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Cold War research collaboration between @UniUtrecht, @UniLeiden, @UvA_Amsterdam & @Radboud_Uni. coldwarresearchnetwork.nl Netherlands Joined October 2020

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Cold War Research Network @CWR_Network

7 months ago

The Cold War Research Network is proud to announce the creation of the "Cold War Sources List” featuring links to primary and secondary sources for studying Cold War-related topics. Want to know more about the Cold War Sources List? Click on the link: coldwarresearchnetwork.nl/cold-war-sourc…

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7 months ago

#CWTEE – Today, we finish our series Cold War Through The Expert Eyes by asking our members the final question ‘‘What does the Cold War mean for you?’’. Check our website for all the answers of our members! coldwarresearchnetwork.nl/what-does-the-…

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7 months ago

#CWCP- Last month, student members Lars and Judith recommended several songs as part of the Cold War in Popular Culture series. This month, the focus shifts to movies. Lars suggests watching the movie ‘The Siege of Jadotville’ for the month of January. youtube.com/watch?v=9_JHsi…

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7 months ago

#CWPC - This month, our student team members will recommend several films for Cold War in Popular Culture. Today, Judith recommends taking a look at the film 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘉𝘺𝘦 𝘓𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯! Click on the link to watch the trailer. youtube.com/watch?v=u5hzmw…

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8 months ago

#OnThisDay – In 1961, a B-52 bomber crashed in North Carolina. The aircraft was on a ‘‘Cover All’’ mission, preceeding Operation Chrome Dome. Two bombs yielding a nuclear power 250 times greater than Hiroshima, fell into the tobacco fields of Wayne County.

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8 months ago

#OnThisDay – In 1968, an U.S. aircraft carrying a B-52 bomber, part of Operation Chrome Dome, crashed near Thule Air Base in the Wholsstenhole Fjord, Greenland. This marked the end of Operation Chrome Dome, initiated by the U.S. to deter any nuclear attack from the Soviet Union.

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8 months ago

𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙝 𝙤𝙛 𝘽𝙧𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙣 𝘼𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙨! 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙝, 𝙬𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙐.𝙎. 𝘼𝙞𝙧 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙙𝙚 𝘽𝙧𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙣 𝘼𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙬 ⚛️ ⚛️ ⚛️

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8 months ago

#OnThisDay– In 1964, an American B-52D bomber carrying two nuclear bombs crashed in the Savage Mountains of Pennsylvania due to extreme weather conditions. The accident became known as the Savage Mountain B-52 crash of 1964.

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8 months ago

#OnThisDay– In 1966, an American Boeing B-52G bomber collided mid-air with a Boeing KC-135 tanker, causing both planes to crash near the Spanish village of Palomares. The Boeing B-52G carried four thermonuclear hydrogen bombs, which also fell to the ground.