The Cold War between democracy and communism was becoming more belligerent, and the United States and the Soviet Union possessed enough nuclear weapons to destroy the world many times over.

JFK: Celebrity in the White House - Why is he still an icon of the Cold War era? By Professor Lewis L Gould The story of one of the most damaging spy rings in British history - and the astonishing ...

JFK Presidential Library and Museum ... to maintain a military force comparable to the Germans leading up to World War II. He had traveled throughout Europe while his father Joseph was ambassador ...

Hundreds of books and movies such as the 1991 Oliver Stone film "JFK" have fueled the conspiracy industry, pointing the finger at Cold War rivals Russia or Cuba, the Mafia and even Kennedy's vice ...