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"Is the Possibility of a Third World War Real?" Researching Nuclear Ukraine in the KGB Archive

The archive of the Ukrainian KGB is open and full of former Soviet nuclear secrets. Nate Jones presents new evidence drawn from KGB documents and other eastern and western sources to examine Ukrainian and Soviet nuclear history.
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Component of the equipment of 11th UCP compartment. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

"Is the Possibility of a Third World War Real?" Researching Nuclear Ukraine in the KGB Archive

By: Nate Jones

'At the very heart of Europe': New Evidence on John Major's Foreign Policy

New Russian Evidence on Soviet-Cuban Relations, 1960-61: When Nikita Met Fidel, the Bay of Pigs, and Assassination Plotting

Fidel Castro at the UN General Assembly

New Russian Evidence on Soviet-Cuban Relations, 1960-61: When Nikita Met Fidel, the Bay of Pigs, and Assassination Plotting

By: James G. Hershberg

Leaked Cables: Allende, Kissinger, Moynihan, and the Indian Nuclear Bomb

U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger with Indian Prime Minister, October 1974. Source: Library of Congress cph.3b13867/Wikimedia Commons.

Forgotten Parties to the INF

Gorbachev and Reagan sign the INF Treaty on December 8, 1987. Source: Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, ARC Identifier 198588.
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The Cold War International History Project supports the full and prompt release of historical materials by governments on all sides of the Cold War, and seeks to accelerate the process of integrating new sources, materials and perspectives from the former "Communist bloc" with the historiography of the Cold War. // Read more

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Publication Series

  • Working Papers

    The Cold War International History Project Working Paper Series is designed to provide a speedy outlet for historians who have gained access to newly-available archives and sources and would like to share their results.

  • e-Dossiers

    Cold War International History Project “e-Dossiers” present new and important accessions to the CWIHP Digital Archive. New documents are added to the Digital Archive and introduced by leading scholars of Cold War history, who provide background and context for this new archival evidence.

  • CWIHP Bulletin

    The Cold War International History Project's flagship publication.

  • CWIHP Book Series

    Cold War International History Project books published by Woodrow Wilson Center Press with Stanford University Press.

  • Document Readers

    Large collections of documents complied by the Cold War International History Project for scholarly conferences and events.

  • CWIHP Publication Indexes

    Publications are indexed by subject keyword and article title.

Experts & Staff

Christian F. Ostermann
Director, History and Public Policy Program; Cold War International History Project; North Korea Documentation Project; Nuclear Proliferation International History Project
Charles Kraus
Senior Program Associate, History and Public Policy Program
Pieter Biersteker
Editorial Assistant
Kian Byrne
Program Assistant