The DEFCON Scale’s Secret History
Often mistaken as a simple movie trope, the DEFCON scale is a real and highly secretive system measuring the U.S. military's readiness for war. From its Cold War origins to…
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The Baltic Chain of 1989
On August 23, 1989, two million people from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania joined hands to form a 420-mile human chain stretching across their three nations. This stunning act of peaceful…