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cold war
Russia says it will retaliate if U.S. weapons stationed on its borders
Jewish Journal
June 15, 2015
A plan by Washington to station tanks and heavy weapons in NATO states on Russia\’s border would be the most aggressive U.S. act since the Cold War, and Moscow would retaliate by beefing up its own forces, a Russian defense official said on Monday.
Lessons from the Berlin Wall
Rob Eshman
November 12, 2014
Last Saturday night in the posh section of Berlin, I took a hammer and chisel and pounded away at the Berlin Wall.
Germany celebrates 25th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall
Jewish Journal
November 9, 2014
More than a million Germans and people from around the world on Sunday celebrated the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the event that more than any other marked the end of the Cold War.
Russia to hold war games in show of strength near Ukraine
Jewish Journal
August 4, 2014
Russia announced military exercises near the border with Ukraine on Monday in a show of strength as the Ukrainian army recaptured more territory from pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country.
Obama says strains over Ukraine not leading to new Cold War with Russia
Jewish Journal
July 29, 2014
President Barack Obama escalated U.S. economic sanctions against Russia on Tuesday for its aggression against Ukraine but dismissed suggestions the growing chill in U.S.-Russian relations marked the start of a new Cold War.
U.S., EU set sanctions as Putin recognizes Crimea ‘sovereignty’
Jewish Journal
March 17, 2014
The United States and European Union imposed personal sanctions on Monday
The day the Earth stood stupid
Marty Kaplan
May 13, 2013
Say goodnight, Earthlings. That message — plus the slimmest of shots at an eleventh-hour reprieve — was announced to the people of the world last week.
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