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Letter, Kim II Sung to Comrade Stalin I.V., 1951

Letter from Kim Il Sung to Stalin informing him of lead shipments from the DPRK to the
Soviet Union and China.

Current Capabilities of the Northern Korean Regime, 1950

This report assesses the capabilities of North Korea in reference to; the Soviet position, the current political, economic, and military situations,…

[U2 high altitude weather research plane]

Image of a U2 research plane that was used during the Cold War
- Associated Press photograph.
- No. L6176.
- New York World-Telegram and the Sun…

There's no space for weapons in space! ...

Drawing of a dove in outer space (wearing a space helmet) hovering over planet Earth.

A few months after the Apollo disaster, Werner argues that the space program has numerous benefits. Among these is it raises the prestige of the…

Signing the Korean Armistice, 1953

In this photograph, General W. K. Harrison, Jr., at the left table, signs the armistice ending the three-year Korean conflict. North Korean General…

UN Forces Withdraw from North Korea Across the 38th Parallel, 1950

This photograph shows United Nations forces withdrawing from their positions beyond the 38th parallel as Chinese forces pushed forward.

ATOMIC WAR! No. 4 - Comic Book, 1953

A comic book that was used as Cold War propaganda

Paramilitary Study Group Meeting No. 2 Morning Session

This is a report on meeting of the Paramilitary Study Group concerning the Bay of Pigs operation.

Memoirs of a survivor of the Bay of Pigs Invasion, January 17, 1963

In this memoir Julio A. Mestre recounts the events of the Bay of Pigs Invasion (1961) at Playa Girón, Cuba. Mestre fought along with the CIA-sponsored…