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- Collection: Cold War (Global Focus) - Fall 2024 (HIST 27/127)
nuclear power plant diagramSchematic diagram of a nuclear power plant using a pressurized-water reactor.
Top Secret Report of Major Yuri GagarinReport rom Gagarin, the first person to orbit earth
GPS III SatelliteImage of GPS Satellite
Smallpox eradication: a cold war victoryCold War scientist, Donald Henderson, describes the scientific collaboration between the US, USSR, and WHO in an effort to eridcate smallpox.
Johnson, Lyndon B., 1961: January-MayVice President Johnson's evaluation of the space program in the US
President Kennedy expressing support for the space program.
Statement by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Speakes on the Soviet Nuclear Reactor Accident at ChernobylIn response to the Chernobyl nuclear accident, the Reagan administration established a U.S. interagency task force, led by the Environmental…
Korean War Refugee With Baby
National Security Council Jack Matlock Memo on Strategy for US-Soviet RelationsIn a memo to John Poindexter, Jack Matlock highlights Gorbachev’s public arms control proposals, the Soviet “PR fiasco” over Chernobyl, and cautions…
Chernobylreactor 1The original sarcophagus at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant was a temporary, emergency structure built to contain radioactive materials after the…