Rebroadcast: The Bear Came Over the Mountain

08/31/21 • 35 min

Coming in From the Cold: Untold Stories from the Cold War

Paul Saunders and Alex Powell join Bill to discuss the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, and how world powers continue to make the same mistakes.

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Paul Saunders and Alex Powell join Bill to discuss the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, and how world powers continue to make the same mistakes.

Click here to visit our website and learn more about the participants.

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The Collapse of Cold War Naval Strategic Planning

On this episode of Coming in From the Cold, CNA analysts Josh Tallis and Steve Wills join Bill. They discuss Steve’s new book, “Strategy Shelved: The Collapse of Cold War Naval Strategic Planning.”

“Strategy Shelved: The Collapse of Cold War Naval Strategic Planning,” by Steve Wills: https://www.usni.org/press/books/strategy-shelved

“The War for Muddy Waters: Pirates, Terrorists, Traffickers and Maritime Insecurity,” by Josh Tallis: https://www.usni.org/press/books/war-muddy-waters

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The Lavender Scare in Cold War America

The story of Sen. Joseph McCarthy targeting alleged Communists working for the federal government is part of every American history textbook, but his persecution of LGBTQ people is not as widely known.

In this episode, we are exploring the Lavender Scare. CNA analyst Kyle Penner and David Johnson author of, "The Lavender Scare: The Cold War Persecution of Gays and Lesbians in the Federal Government," join Bill for this discussion.

Kyle Penner is a Research Analyst in CNA's Undersea Warfare Program and one of the leaders of the employee resource group Pride at CNA.

David Johnson is a professor of history at the University of South Florida.