are constructed will constantly stress the Soviet naval threat. The more warships built, the more local jobs, and the more votes that might be won. This is perhaps a more convincing argument. But how ...

Top secret development The Soviet Union's network of reconnaissance satellites could expose the positions of the US Navy's surface fleet. Drawing inspiration from the Nighthawk, the Sea Shadow ...

that was both groundbreaking and heartbreaking. On November 3rd, 1957, the Soviet Union made history by launching the first living creature into Earth’s orbit: not a human, but a dog.

MOSCOW, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said that ignoring the Soviet Union's role in liberating Nazi German death camps such as Auschwitz and not inviting surviving family ...

Tony Hallett, inspirational naval officer who went on to lead rugby union into the professional era telegraph obituaries Fri, Jan 31, 2025, 1:00 AM · 6 min read ...

The Russian president celebrated his 50th birthday at a winery in Moldova. After the invasion of Ukraine, it moved the bottles he was given away from public view. By Andrew Higgins Reporting from ...

One of the files on Kim Philby made public by the National Archives of the United Kingdom Marissa Davison (REUTERS) The documents, however, do not reveal the final secret: why Elliott gave his old ...

However, following a vote of no-confidence for the preceding government, there is now a lot of uncertainty regarding what the French military (and its navy) may expect for 2025 and beyond. The core of ...

Just across the Piscataqua River and Prescott Park sits the eerie and abandoned Portsmouth Naval Prison. The towering structure is castle-like in its architecture and has been vacant for over 45 years ...

The Russian leader often credits the Soviet Union with defeating Nazi Germany in his speeches, especially in the context of Russia's offensive in Ukraine. Putin has regularly accused Ukrainian ...

A New Hampshire legislator has fired the latest round in an on-again, off-again border dispute between Maine and New Hampshire over the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Republican Rep. Joseph Barton ...