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The article discusses the capture of U-2 Lockheed pilot Francis Gary Powers in Soviet territory in the midst of the cold war. It states that Powers was gunned down by the orders of Soviet Premier Nikita Khruschev, who is said to be aware of American reconnaissance missions across the country. It mentions that U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower ordered State Department spokesman, Lincoln White, to tell the truth in a press conference. Eiichiro Sekigawa's description of the U-2 is provided.

The article explores Indo-China, which includes the Republic of Viet Nam and the Kingdoms of Laos and Cambodia, as the new frontier and ally of the U.S. in the cold war. Indo-China served as the golden asset of France after it invested in the build up rice and rubber production but the old French colonialism had died due to the impact of Western nationalist and equalitarian ideas. The stated mission of Emperor Bao Dai, which is also the hope of U.S. and France, is to lead his countrymen to the anti-communist camp to the West.

The article focuses on the political realities in Europe while under the influence of the Cold War. Secretary of State Dean Rusk said that the U.S. will protect West Germany and West Berlin from aggression; however, he was countered by Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko who stressed on their determination to maintain their hold on Eastern Europe. Meanwhile, Yugoslavs are said preparing for the worst and planning to slow down enemy advances for six to seven days before using guerilla warfare.

The article discusses the tactics used by the U.S. troops during the Cold War in Vietnam, testing the troops' strategy similar to the Communists, in which they cart their troops and supplies in flotillas of long sampans in the swollen rivers around Mekong Delta. It highlights the search-and-destroy operation which floating troop carriers dropped off two U.S. infantry battalions and one ARVN battalion at three scattered points. Also included is the engagement of U.S. troops with Viet Cong.

The article presents criticisms of the Republican administration from former U.S. President Harry S. Truman who delivered a speech before the Roosevelt Day Dinner of the Americans for Democratic Action. They include the failure to prevent the Cold War, unbalanced budget, and the new tax bill which benefits the rich. Truman also criticized the anti-Communist efforts of the Republican administration.

The article deals with the concept of cold peace and cold war in Europe in 1952. Cold war is defined as a hostility, which is not enough to stir a World War III, while cold peace is cited as a sustained truce that involves no settlement. Soviet politician Vyacheslav Molotov accused the U.S. government of making preparations for launching a new world war and creating plots against their English and French partners. Also noted is a sense of cold war that emerged at the Asian and Pacific Peace Conference held by Communists in Peking, China.

The article reports on the failure of several actions taken by the French Communist Party to counter the proposed rearmament of Germany. The party decided to adopt an action that focuses on strikes and sabotage as recommended by Communist Deputy from Marseille, François Billoux. The disastrous consequences of such actions have prompted the Soviet Union to review its approach to counter U.S. imperialism.

The article discusses the views and recommendations of U.S. financier and mobilization authority Bernard Baruch on the cold war between the U.S. and Russia in June 1952. According to Baruch, the stretch-out of defense production goals set by the administration of U.S. President Harry Truman may cause disaster and threat to the national security of the U.S. Some of his recommendations for a swifter and safer mobilization include the establishment of a driving production authority within the armed service to decide on the designs of weapons to be used.

The article offers information between the cold war between Soviet Union and the U.S. It discusses the positive impacts of the exchanging of convicted cold war spies from both sides including American pilot Gary Powers and Russian colonel Rudolf Abel, which was considered a milestone in the cold war. It mentions that thenegotiations that led to the Powers-Abel transfer began due to the efforts of New York lawyer James B. Denovan, who is an expert in espionage cases.

The article offers news briefs in the U.S. Republican U.S. Chief Justice Earl Warren and California Democratic Governor Edmund G. Brown has indulged in a political potshooting in Sacramento Valley, California. Home Secretary Richard Austen Butler has announced his device for rehabilitating gaolbirds. New York's Francis Cardinal Spellman has regaled the troops with an account of his own military career as he launches his eleventh annual Christmas mission to the nation's cold war outposts.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including one on Jean Monnet and the European Common Market, one on the preparation of the American government for war and one on the search analysis of U.S Senator Margaret Chase Smith on cold war policies.

The article reports on the political decision to hold back the Allied Expeditionary Force under General Dwight Eisenhower during the cold-war in Berlin, Germany. It mentions that the Russian troops led by Marshal Georgy Zhukov is struggling against the opposition of Adolf Hitler's eastern front armies. Eisenhower states that his purpose is to destroy the enemy's forces and his powers to resist. Furthermore, occupation zones are created in which Eisenhower has limited control.

The article reports on the response of U.S. President John F. Kennedy on the announcement of Soviet Prime Minister Nikita Khrushchev that they will resume their atomic testing in 1961. It states that Kennedy met with other state officials to plan their potential action on the Soviet move. It notes that Kennedy did not declare his plans for the re-start of U.S. testing as well, but he is critical on the impact of Khrushchev's decision on the cold war.

Information about the topics discussed at the Conference of Unaligned Nations in 1961 is presented. Topics include the launch of Soviet Prime Minister Nikita Khrushchev of a nuclear test in Central Asia, the right approach to the cold war and neutralism. The conference was initiated by Yugoslavian President Josip Broz Tito and attended by representatives from 23 nations including Ethiopia, Nepal and Morocco.

The article reports on the cold war between Russia and China. It mentions that the nature and size of the break up can shape the course of the cold war and the strategists from the West have studied the evidence to help function its dimensions. It notes that despite the deepness and reality of the split, both countries are Communist and are dedicated to the same determined end winning of the world to Marxism.

The article discusses the social and psychological impacts brought by the cold war in the U.S. It examines the leadership of U.S. President John Kennedy which depicts insufficiency in dealing with cold war and crisis in Berlin. It presents the statistical findings on American citizen's view in regards to the risk in the cold war or retreat.

The article reports on the three major confrontations of the U.S. President John Kennedy with France's President Charles de Gaulle in Paris, Russia's Premier Nikita Khrushchev in Vienna, and Britain's Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in London. It states that the aim of the trip was to size up Khrushchev, to take the Russian's personal measure as the U.S.'s mightiest cold war adversary. It notes that such national imbalance could only stir the country uneasiness as the President headed abroad.

The article reports on the cold war challenge faced by the administration of President John F. Kennedy in the U.S. It states that Laos had been a concern of Kennedy since he met with Dwight Eisenhower the day before the inauguration. Kennedy requested Admiral Harry Donald Felt to know the situation in Laos. The article notes that the U.S. viewed the state as a test of the Kremlin's intentions, and would not attempt to settle any other cold war issues until the Russians called off the invasion.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including Senator John F. Kennedy's running for presidency in the U.S. in the July 11, 1960 issue, the outbreaks of violence in Congo in the June 27, 1960 issue, and "The Analysis of the Cold War," by Edwin L. Dale Jr. in the July 11, 1960 issue.

The article focuses on the argument concerning the urge of Nikita Khrushchev for a United Nations' (UN) General Assembly on the Middle East to tackle the cold-war negotiations. It says that the eagerness of Khrushchev for a General Assembly was believe by many that it will only demonstrate an exercise for the techniques in the comparative propaganda. It adds that proposals are being planned by Swedish Diplomat Dag Hammarskjold such as Arab nationalism and legitimate development.

The article focuses on Sputnik, the first man-made satellite which was launched by the Soviet Union to orbit Earth in 1957. It states that the success of the satellite's operation has opened a new chapter of the cold war between the Soviet Union and the U.S. It also says that the U.S. has lost its lead in the space race; however, the periodical "London Express" has asserted that America will still be triumphant in it.

The article reports that the U.S. Department of Defense is carefully watching the flow of its secret information. As stated, the government is practising a kind of prior restraint and is stopping the flow of information to the press and public. In a hearing started in the last week of June 1971 by the House Foreign Operations and Government Information Subcommittee, Arthur Goldberg, former U.S. representative to the United Nations, testified that of the countless thousands of documents he had read and written, 75% should never have been classified. It is stated that the U.S. has secret military information due to its rising world power and its commitments post World War II and the Cold War.

The article reports on the impact of a reduction of 6.9bn dollars in the defense budget of Washington D.C. on the U.S. aerospace industries. It has resulted in the reduction in Government contracts and thus, in the production of commercial aircrafts. It informs that airbuses, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and Lockheed 1011, will not be produced until 1972. The biggest impact, however, is on employment. Boeing Co. which began 1969 with 134,322 employees nationwide, trimmed its work force by 26,000 before the year ended. It states that the aerospace companies like Boeing Co. and North American Rockwell Corp. are banking on new contracts. It also states that the aerospace industry grew to its present size in response to Washington's demands during the cold war and the race to the moon.

The article presents information on the occurrence of the Cold War between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and its satellite states in 1950. A U.S. Navy Privateer was assigned by the U.S. government to fly a navigation training flight to Copenhagen, Denmark. The airplane did not return and the U.S. charged that Russians were responsible for such occurrence.

The article assesses the capability of Western nations to meet and counter a Soviet attack on Europe. A meeting was held by the defense chiefs of eleven Atlantic pact nations in The Hague in the Netherlands in 1950 to examine military readiness. The main U.S. effort at the meeting was to assure that the U.S. would help European allies in thwarting a Soviet attack. An evaluation of the present military strength in Europe, whose worst part lies in Germany and France, is presented.

The article explores how the U.S. will keep up her amazing industrial progress in the next 30 or 50 years. It discusses and explains the assumptions presented by Harvard economist Summer H. Slichter to estimate how much the U.S. might be able to produce in 1980. It also highlights the need for the U.S. to exercise political leadership and moral convictions to deal with the challenges of Communist expansion, Big Brotherism, and cold war.

The article offers information on the end of the cold war between Great Britain and Iceland. It reports that the war which a started in September 1972, ended after 15 months of warp cuttings, naval collisions or bumps involving British trawlers and Icelandic coast guard boats, the firing of live and blank ammunition. It also states that the two nations settled the war with exchange of notes.

The article focuses on the concept of law and justice against authoritarian rule to measure the meaning of cold war. It mentions that the United Nations (U.N.) has adopted the name of law and in law's terms in Korea on the repeated Communist violations of contract concerning the armistice agreement. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court in the U.S. has been discussing its stand between individual rights and the needs of national and individual security in times of Communist cold war.