Cold War Collection (page 7)

Wernher Von Braun the former German rocket scientist who is credited with the invention of the V2 rocket used to bombard London in the last year of the war

Israeli troops training in the Negev Desert, with a Centurion tank. June 1967

Hungarian Revolt 1956. Freedom fighters flies the flag from the boots of all that was left of the statute of Stalin in Budapest

A string of I Like Ike badges The slogan "I Like Ike"was created when Peter G
A string of I Like Ike badges The slogan " I Like Ike" was created when Peter G. Peterson for Dwight Eisenhower presidential campaign of 1952. 20th June 1952

President Dwight D Eisenhower flew from London Airport to Paris. In his farewell remarks Mr MacMillan, seen here with the President at the airport said " Mr President

President Richard Nixon (left) seen here with Prime Minister Harold Wilson at Heathrow Airport, Monday 24th February 1969

Yuri Gagarin the first man in space seen here with Prime Minister Harold MacMillan on the steps of Admiralty House. MacMillan points to the sky as he bids the young Russian cosmonaut farewell

A wind swept rainy day at Checkpot Charlie on Berlin Friedrich strasse. In June 1953 during the workersI revolt in East Germany

Royal artillery seen here taking part in a night firing exercise on Salisbury Plain 4th April 1968

MiG-21PFL (Nato codename Fishbed) fighter bombers seen here at a undisclosed airbase on the Russian Steppes. Circa August 1966

Emergency in Malaya. Soldiers of the British Army seen here on patrol in the Malayan Jungle following unrest. 17th July 1965

Polaris submarine HMS Resolution. 21st May 1970

West Berlin protest meeting about border closure. 17th August 1961

Thor missiles in hangar. 1963

A V bomber taking off. 1963

Crowds at the Vienna summit. John F. Kennedy and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev met for the first time. 4th June 1961

The Vienna summit. John F. Kennedy and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev met for the first time. 4th June 1961

U.s Phantom Jets in flight. 13th May 1965
U.S Phantom Jets in flight. 13th May 1965

The burnt out wreckage of a Russian T54 tank seen here in central Prague following the Warsaw pact invasion of the country

A Russian convoy seen here in the centre of Prague following the Warsaw pacts invasion of Czechoslovakia after the Soviet Union rejected Alexander DubAcek reforms for a less centralised regime

The Berlin Wall was a concrete and earth barrier built by the Soviet Union and German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany) that enclosed the city of West Berlin, separating it from East Germany

Harold MacMillan talks with Andrei Gromyko and Mr Rashidov, chairman and deputy chairman of the Praesidium of the Uzbek Supreme Soviet. At the table in Moscow. 25th February 1959

HMS Porpoise (S01), a Porpoise-class submarine of the Royal Navy. 1963

Hungarian Revolution. An unidentified Hungarian man writing at a table in a restaurant. 31st October 1956

Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev at No 10 Downing Street with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher 6th April 1989 Left to right Eduard Sheverdnadze, Mikhail Gorbachev, Raisa Gorbachev

Russian warships in the Atlantic, Kashin and Kotlin Class destroyers. 30th March 1969

President Jimmy Carter seen here at the Democratic Convention in New York August 1980

Night shot of the Kremlin with the Cathedral of St. Basil floodlight
Night shot of the Kremlin with the Cathedral of St.Basil floodlight. 25th February 1959

Russian tanks and various military vehicles seen here in a park on the edge of Prague following the Warsaw pacts invasion of Czechoslovakia after the Soviet Union rejected Alexander DubAcek reforms

Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev the fourth First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, following the removal of Nikita Khrushchev in 1964

Hungarian Revolt 1956. Onlookers inspect the tangled wreckage of an unidentified vehicle following heavy street fighting in the centre of Budapest on November 4th 1956 between Hungarian freedom

Harold MacMillan talks with Kruschev and Mickoyan. Arriving at a government datcha in the snow. 25th February 1959

Civil Defence Range Albert Road Croydon, where members of the Civil Defence under the guidance of the Range Supervisor Charles Caldicott have built a bomb blasted village

Left to right President Ronald Reagan, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Secreatary of State Alexander Haig and Foreign Secretary Francis Pym pose for photographers before sitting down to a working

Berlin a city divided. Childrens party at the sector boundary Berlin 15th August 1953. This picture was taken from the eastern part of Friedrich strasse

RAF Vulcans on Quick Reaction Alert. 1965

Russian Echo II nuclear submarine seen here on the surface in the North Atlantic. The cruise missile carrying submarine was damage following a collision with another Soviet warship during a naval

N. A. T. O exercises in Norway. February 1966
N.A.T.O exercises in Norway. February 1966

Aircraft AVRO Vulcan B1 V force bomber comes in to land at the SBAC Farnborough Air Show 1955

Aircraft AVRO Vulcan B2 with braking chute deployed lands at the SBAC Farnborough Air Show 1958

Aircraft AVRO Vulcan (Olympus Test Bed) flies in at full power and at low level along the runway at the SBAC Farnborough Air Show 1962

Vickers Valliant B1 V Bomber from RAF Marham in Norfolk. Air to air photo of the aircraft in flight banking away. March 1956

Aircraft Vickers Valliant B1 bomber, part of the V Force on a low fast fly past along the runway at the SBAC Farnborough Air Show 1952

Aircraft Vickers Valliant B1 August 1965 - Vicker Valliant B1 former V force bomber XD818 the gate guardian at RAF Marham in Norfolk

Aircraft Vickers Valliant B1 V Bomber from RAF Marham in Norfolk. Air to air photo of the aircraft in flight. The Valliant is being followed by an English Electric Canberra bomber chase plane

The Avro Blue Steel, a British air-launched, rocket-propelled nuclear stand-off missile, built to arm the V bomber force. 1963

Berliners waiting to cross the wall. December 1963

Vulcan Bomber taking off. 1964

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"Cold War: A Frozen Standoff and Global Tensions Unleashed" In the midst of a divided world, the Cold War emerged as a chilling testament to political rivalries and nuclear brinkmanship. From Soviet propaganda posters depicting unwavering loyalty to Avro 698 Vulcan B-2 soaring through icy skies, this era was defined by fear and uncertainty. The Tsar Bomba nuclear weapon display showcased humanity's destructive capabilities, reminding us of the devastating power that hung over our heads like an ominous cloud. Meanwhile, battleships like the U. S. S. Missouri bombarded Chong Ji in Korea with their thunderous 16-inch guns, leaving destruction in their wake. As tensions escalated further, images captured at Guanajay in Cuba revealed launch sites for intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBMs), serving as a stark reminder that conflict could erupt at any moment. Checkpoint Charlie stood as a symbolic gateway between East and West Berlin - a physical manifestation of the ideological divide gripping Europe. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, even Guantanamo Bay witnessed intense moments when the USS Terrebonne Parish tank landing ship docked at Windmill Beach. The Korean War-era North American F-86 Sabre combat aircraft soared above battlefields with determination etched on their wings. The echoes of past atomic bomb tests reverberated across time from Bikini Atoll in 1946 while Sputnik 1's launch sent shockwaves through nations worldwide. These events left an indelible mark on history - reminders that humanity teetered on the edge of catastrophe during this frigid standoff. Today we look back upon these spectacular yet haunting images captured throughout this period; they serve as poignant reminders of how close we came to disaster but also stand as testaments to human resilience and diplomacy amidst adversity. Let us learn from our past mistakes so that we may forge a future free from such icy confrontations.