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Evaluates Safeguard programs launched by the U.S. President, Richard Nixon to counter the threat imposed by intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) of the Soviet Union. Comparison of ICBM missiles possessed by the U.S. and the Soviet Union; Features of ICBM; Opinion of Pentagon's research chief, John S. Foster Jr. on the ability of Soviet SS-9 missiles to hit multiple targets; Ability of Minutemen silos to counter the Soviet missile threat; Information regarding the Over The Horizon radars, which is operational at permanent overseas bases.

The article reports on the ten B-29 airplanes of the U.S. Air Force that fly only at night over Korea because of their limited air power. A statement is made by General Hoyt Sanford Vandenberg on the probability that the U.S. will retreat from enemy lines because of the lack of equipment. The country does not have adequate defense against the nuclear attack of Russia despite its rearmament after the war. The Communist Army in China has high-technology weapons and airplanes supplied by the Russians.

The article focuses on Russian Lieutenant General Vasily Stalin, son of the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin. He commanded a fighter division in Poland in 1944 and was promoted to major general in 1946. Three years later, he was again promoted to lieutenant general. The article also details the growth of Russian air power during the 1940s.

The article reports on the release of Captains Freeman B. Olmstead and John R. McKone, members of the U.S. Air Force (USAF) RB-47 aircraft, who have been detained in Soviet Union. It mentions that U.S. President John F. Kennedy made the announcement and explains the importance of the release to the new administration of Kennedy. It also reveals the conditions set by Soviet's Nikita Khruschev tied to the release of Olmstead and McKone.

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.

Reports on concerns over a possible conversion of the Soviets' anti-aircraft defense missile systems into anti-ballistic missile systems (ABMs). Possible impact on the U.S.; Technology requirements; Problems with the system; Why many of the site locations are not suited for missile defense; Information on the U.S. Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicle programs; Necessary features of an ABM system, including high-powered, highly complex radars.

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 offers information on the continued development series of the U.S. Defense Department. It highlights the successful launched of the winged Nike-Zeus missile that intercepts an intercontinental missile and in response to the boast of Soviet Union Prime Minister Nikita Khrushchev. However, Defense Department Secretary Robert S. McNamara expresses his doubts on the effectivity of the Nike-Zeus program in protecting the country.

The article reports on the nuisance technique conducted by the Soviet transport planes to confuse the motion of Western planes in Berlin, Germany in 1962. It states that the Soviet planes dumped several aluminum chaff in the sky to test the radar operation of the Western fighter planes. It notes that U.S. President John F. Kennedy considered the move of the Soviet government as a dangerous action towards them.

The article reports on the issues surrounding the gunning down of Soviet Union forces to the electronic reconnaissance RB-47 plane of the U.S. According to the author, Soviet's Nikita Sergeevich Khruschev issued a note to the U.S., stressing that the Americans had violated Soviet Union's boundaries. The RB-47 plane was part of U.S. so-called ferret flights that probed Russian radar fences in the Pacific area. The U.S. rejected Khrushchev's remarks, calling it as a misinterpretation of facts.

The article focuses on the missile program of the U.S. It states that as the Soviets started to test-fire its five intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), the U.S. conducted test-fires on the ICBM Atlas of the Air Force, which is made from liquid oxygen and kerosene. It mentions that the Air Force commenced the development of intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) Thor at an earlier schedule. The U.S. Navy is also working on its Lockheed Polaris, which is designed against submarines.

The article discusses the involvement of the Soviet Union in the Egyptian war of attrition following President Gamal Abdel Nasser's secret trip to Soviet in January 1969. It focuses on the details of Soviet's intervention and military buildup in the region including increasing the number of Soviet military men and technicians in Egypt. It discusses the use of Russian equipment like MIG-21j interceptors and SA3 missiles in Egyptians fights with Israelis, and the trade between Soviet Union and Egypt.

The article offers information on the deadly Russian ammunitions and military technology from Soviet Union. Accordingly, these deadly weapons have been used by the Middle East against Israel which caused the lost of military aircrafts and war tanks in the country. Furthermore, it also cites the Russian-made SA-6 missiles which caused the destruction of the American-made A-4E Skyhawks and F-4E Phantoms of Israel during the war happened in Sinai in 1969-1970.

The article focuses on the radar signature analysis (RSA), a technique used by the U.S. Air Force scientists in detecting foreign satellites. It says that the RSA enabled scientists to reconstruct the features of a satellite from a foreign nation, wherein radar pulse patterns were being examined. Meanwhile, through the refinement of the technique and equipment of RSA, analysts were able to make more advanced determinations regarding the intercontinental ballistic missiles and Soviet spacecraft.

The article focuses on the chasing made by Russian trawler Gidrofon to U.S.S. Conserver, one of the Seven Fleet's ships of the U.S. Navy, at the Tonkin Gulf. It states that the Russian spies were equipped with electronic gear which was used in watching U.S. air operations. It mentions that Russian showed their presence in the gulf by raising the flag of the Soviet hydrographic office. It adds that Gidrofon left the gulf when the Ampermetr trawler appeared at the Yankee station.

The article reports on the Soviet presence in Cuba which was confirmed by "London Daily Mail" journalist Keith Morfett who got an eyewitness description of the build-up. It states that Soviet Union and several North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries were pouring into Cuba carrying military equipment and soldiers. It details Morfett's discovery and mentions Soviet's Nikita Khrushchev, who was requested by the Cuban government for armament delivery.

The looks at the methods used to detect the nuclear tests administrated by Soviet Union. It explains that the atmospheric tests by the Russians are difficult to conceal since it can be detected in several ways such as the use of radio receivers to generate pulses of energy, radars to detect radiation of nuclear explosions, and microbarographs for recording atmospheric pressure. The use of underground nuclear tests to conceal explosions and the purpose of the Russian tests are also discussed.

The article reports on the first public flypast of the Soviet Air Force in Soviet Union in 1961. More than 100,000 viewers, which include Cold War leader for the Soviet Nikita Sergeevich Khrushchev, squinted into the sky as one new plane after another moved into view. Among the most startling was the Bounder, a big delta-wing bomber with two outsized jet engines assembled on the wingtips.

The article reports on the armed forces of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.) that could match against the U.S. It states that the hundreds of 800-mile Russian intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBMs) firings have been counted by the U.S. radar stations in Turkey compared to 30-40 U.S. IRBM firings. It says that the capability of military machine of Russia is geared for defense, including the submarine, air fleet and missiles.

The article reports on the setbacks in Soviet Union's space programs which involves the space station Salyut 2. It mentions that the Russians orbited an unmanned spacecraft that was identified as Cosmos 557 but was later found out to be a Soyuz spacecraft. The Russian government made efforts to beat the largest U.S. Skylab into earth's orbit. According to Western radar trackers, the space station began spinning uncontrollably leading to its destruction.

The article focuses on the efforts of the Soviet scientists to launched 10 missions to Venus which are expected to land instrumented packages on the planet's surface with the use of Venera 8. It says that based on the observations gathered by Venera, the chemical composition of the part of the Venus' surface is similar to the earth's. It adds that Venera had confirmed the earlier observations of the U.S. missions which indicate that the temperature on surface of the planet is nearly 880 degree.

The article reports on the resumption of military supplies to Egypt by the Soviet Union to protect itself the former from Israeli airstrikes. The military hardwares supplied includes MIG-23 and Su-11 fighter aircrafts, SA-4 ground to air missiles and P-15 radar systems. It compares the present situation in Middle east to Spanish Civil War where the bigger military powers are supplying arms to test their efficiency.

The article offers information on the growing military role of Soviet Union in Egypt. As stated, hundreds of Russian pilots and MIGs with dozens of sophisticated Soviet-manned SA3 missiles have largely relieved Egypt of the burden of defending its own skies, enabling Cairo, Egypt to devote all its offensive attention to Israel. It also discusses the request of Israeli foreign minister Abba Eban to the U.S. for renewing 25 Phantom jets and 100 Skyhawks to protect Soviet threat in Egypt.