The trajectory of a crisis depends on three resources: power, determination, and information. Power is the obvious variable. Most of the time both sides have a fair grasp of the distribution of power.

During the Cold War, American and Soviet scientists embarked on an unprecedented quest to contact extraterrestrials. But ...

Summary and Key Points: During the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962, a Soviet submarine, B-59, came dangerously close to launching a nuclear torpedo at U.S. forces due to relentless pressure ...

Amid these tensions, the world witnessed other critical events: the Cuban Missile Crisis unfolded in October 1962, bringing ...

During the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Cold War, the U.S. reportedly made a shocking “mistake” regarding its nuclear bomb launch codes. According to a former military officer responsible for ...

From the Cuban missile crisis to the election of Donald Trump, history has seen inflection points where alternative outcomes weren’t just possible, but actively planned for. So what can words ...