Inside the Soviet Union’s Hidden War Crimes

A single miscommunicated announcement set history in motion. Discover how confusion at a press conference helped bring down the Berlin Wall.

An inside look at the dark art of spycraft—from the Frankenkitty to the umbrella gun, we uncover the deadliest spy weapons ever deployed.

During the 1950s space race, the U.S. Air Force proposed detonating a nuclear bomb on the Moon to warn the Soviets.

Discover the history of the Suez Canal and how Egypt's President Nasser, with the support of the Soviet Union, seized the canal from the British in 1956, causing an international crisis. See how President Eisenhower intervened to help restore order.