You think this metal man is fun, but who built it? The Russians? Chinese? Martians? Canadians?! —Kent Mansley, G-Man
posted by calvados
1 decade 7 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 1,583 views
cold war
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Cold War history / culture / anything is possibly my majorest passion, so a CW playlist is my best idea ever. I invite you to peruse it and please make suggestions for new video additions!
I'm definitely looking for cultural items as well as straight politico-military history, although not every movie or TV show from the era will count (eg.: 'Dr. Strangelove' = big yes, but 'Leave It To Beaver' = not so much). Some more modern things with a CW influence are also here. At the same time, my intention is not to have it chockablock with nuclear test explosions (I have another playlist for that -- that and kitties).
Basically all vids should have some linkage with the tension and drama of the 40-year nuclear-armed superpower standoff. I look forward to your ideas!
1 decade 7 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 1,583 views
Oppenheimer discusses the Hindu verse that entered his thoughts when he witnessed the first atomic explosion.
posted by T-man
1 decade 7 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 15,820 views • 1:39
"The Strangest Dream" tells the story of Józef Rotblat, the history of nuclear weapons and the efforts of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs which he founded to halt nuclear proliferation. ... continue reading
posted by notarobot 1 decade 6 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 2,392 views • 3:56
The Avro CF-105 Arrow was a delta-wing interceptor aircraft, designed and built by Avro Aircraft Limited (Canada) in Malton, Ontario, Canada, as the culmination of a design study that began in 1953. Following... continue reading
posted by calvados 1 decade 7 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 13,185 views • 1:00
posted by Brian Houston
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Man, this game looks good. I replaced the teaser with the full trailer.
posted by thegrimsleeper
1 decade 6 years 8 months ago • 2,689 views
"The matador...me!" No one can speak from an informed position about the making of Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove without also talking about Fail Safe, which can be characterized as the 'serious version'... continue reading
posted by shuac 1 decade 6 years 5 months ago • 1,417 views
Kubrick's masterpiece underlines the stupidity of the situation.
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posted by Farhad2000
1 decade 8 years 6 months ago • 2,785 views • 3:21
1 decade 8 years 6 months ago • 2,785 views • 3:21
Lazlo Bane is new for me, but they make very, very nice videos. This one starts out as a Dr. Strangelove homage, and then moves on to videos intercutt with large poster card lyrics reminiscent of REM.
posted by oxdottir 1 decade 7 years 3 months 1 week ago • 2,125 views
posted by MrConrads
1 decade 6 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 3,453 views
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Great scene from the movie - "preverts", "that's private property", "coca-cola"
posted by bluecliff 1 decade 7 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 2,486 views • 3:35
Just noticed that my fav scene from Dr Strangelove wasn’t yet on the sift.
posted by Octopussy
1 decade 6 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 3,380 views
The Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest the world has come to the Third World War. Neither the US nor the USSR wanted war, but for days in October 1962, neither side was quite sure how to back away from... continue reading
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posted by dotdude
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1 decade 8 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 2,310 viewsOne of many PSAs produced during the early years of the cold war. This one features footage of atomic tests, and suggests to the viewer that their houses should be well maintained to protect against nuclear... continue reading
posted by chorlton 1 decade 7 years 11 months 4 weeks ago • 1,331 views
Profile on the life and death of Samantha Smith. WBZ-TV4 Boston. Airdate: October 12, 1985 Samantha Reed Smith was an American schoolgirl from Manchester, Maine who became famous in the Cold War-era... continue reading
posted by Farhad2000 1 decade 6 years 10 months 1 week ago • 1,153 views
A snippet from the speech that arguably started the cold war. Longer version here; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvax5VUvjWQ A transcript of the speech is here http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Iron_Curtain_Speech... continue reading
posted by 10835 1 decade 6 years 10 months ago • 1,555 views[ca. 45 mins] The Berlin Blockade (24 June 1948 – 11 May 1949) was one of the first major international crises of the cold war. During the multinational occupation of post-World War II Germany, the Soviet... continue reading
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