Based on papers presented at the international conference "Politics and Context of Science Studies during the Cold War and Beyond" held at the Alfried Krupp Wissenschaftskolleg in Greifswald on March ...

As the threat of nuclear war loomed during the Cold War, the U.S. Army hatched a top secret plan to conceal hundreds of missile launchers on rail lines hidden beneath the thick ice sheets of Greenland ...

The overall theme of the early part of the Cold War was that of subterfuge — with scientific missions often providing excellent cover for placing missiles right on the USSR’s doorstep. Recently NASA ...

As the threat of nuclear war loomed during the Cold War, the U.S. Army hatched a top-secret plan to conceal hundreds of missile launchers on rail lines hidden beneath the thick ice sheets of Greenland ...

Giant vehicles were used to transport supplies to Camp Century, a U.S. military base in Greenland, shown in June 1959. (Pictorial Parade/Getty Images) As the threat of nuclear war loomed during the ...