Trump could use an advisor like Barbara Tuchman whose 'Guns of August' was crucial to JFK during the Cuban missile crisis.

The Iran situation reminds me of JFK’s decision to pull back from hawkish advisers during the Cuban missile crisis.

The contours of World War III are visible in numerous conflicts. The president of the United States is not ready.

Cuban Missile Crisis – 13 Days to Nuclear War. Posted: June 3, 2025 | Last updated: June 14, 2025. For 13 days in October 1962, the world teetered on the edge of nuclear annihilation.

It merely showcased the desperate efforts of European NATO members to increase their defense spending. It offered flattery to ...

There are 150 Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launch facilities hiding in plain sight amidst farms ...

The first man in space arrives in Cuba for a special visit. A passenger liner from the Soviet Union docks in Havana. But it’s not carrying tourists. Out in the countryside, a massive yet ...

His bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities seemed to be based more on anger and impulse than on sound and thoughtful judgment.

After a pre-determined date, Kennedy was prepared to totally destroy the missiles pointed at the continental U.S. as they ...

Years of back channel negotiations nuclear non-proliferation treaties have been upended by Trump who makes it up as he goes ...

Donald Trump’s riffing ahead of the most wrenching national security decision in either of his presidencies is nothing like ...