Arrested and jailed on an espionage charge in East Berlin in 1961, Mr. Pryor, an economics student, became part of a famous prisoner exchange.
Tag: Cold War Era
Are We Headed for Another Expensive Nuclear Arms Race? Could Be.
With the I.N.F. treaty gone, doubts about the New START accord and talk of American missile deployments in Asia, a new arms race seems inevitable.
Messages on the Moon From a World Turned Upside Down
Our journey to the moon took us a long way from Earth, but it was always tangled up with power politics here on the ground.
David Binder, 88, Dies; Chronicled the Cold War and Its Aftermath
Mr. Binder’s thousands of reports for The Times included coverage of the Berlin Wall’s construction in 1961 and its destruction in 1989.
What Does Putin Really Want?
Russia is dead set on being a global power. But what looks like grand strategy is often improvisation — amid America’s retreat.
Hypersonic Missiles Are Unstoppable. And They’re Starting a New Global Arms Race.
The new weapons — which could travel at more than 15 times the speed of sound with terrifying accuracy — threaten to change the nature of warfare.
Memories of Massacres Were Long Suppressed Here. Tourists Now Retrace the Atrocities.
Jeju Island’s natural beauty has long attracted millions of South Koreans. Visitors now come to tour sites associated with a government-led postwar slaughter that was forbidden to discuss for decades.
Declassified U.S. Documents Reveal Details About Argentina’s Dictatorship
The massive cache of declassified documents shows American intelligence official grew unnerved by the brutality of Argentina’s military rulers.
Russia’s Military Mission Creep Advances to a New Front: Africa
In an influence campaign that is worrying the Pentagon, Russia’s weapons sales, military training programs and security agreements are growing across Africa.
At Checkpoint Charlie, Cold War History Confronts Crass Commercialism
Checkpoint Charlie, ground zero in the Cold War split between East and West, is a top attraction for Berlin tourists. It is now threatened with development that could overshadow the site.