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Δευτέρα 12 Σεπτεμβρίου 2016

THE (ALMOST) SINO-SOVIET WAR (COLECTION OF ARTICLES)

A)When the Chinese Stole a Soviet Tank, They Nearly Went Nuclear!

 Shahan Russell



Soviets and Chinese using sticks against each other during the Sino-Soviet split
Soviets and Chinese using sticks against each other during the Sino-Soviet split
Most people believe the world narrowly avoided nuclear catastrophe during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. Though correct, that wasn’t the end of it. In 1969, the world stood on the brink of yet another atomic disaster because the Russians and the Chinese screwed up in 1892.
That was the year the Russian Empire and the Qing Dynasty agreed to recognize the Sarikol Range as the dividing line between them. Unfortunately, they never demarcated exactly where China ended and where Russia began.

France’s Fleet Carrier War Ship Is Alone In Its Class


 War History Online
 
Charles De Gaulle. Source:
 


The US Navy has ten Nimitz-class supercarriers stationed around the world to protect air and sea lanes and to project America’s formidable airpower wherever needed. Generally, one of these carriers is in the Middle East all of the time