“History Doesn't Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes” – Mark Twain.

Let HipHughes accompany you through the basics of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Why did the Soviets put them there, what options did JFK consider, how close to nuclear annihilation did we really come?

Is North Korea going to bomb us? Is North Korea a Threat? Is North Korea Communist? Why does North Korea Hate us? These (according to my extremely imprecise research) are the most common questions people in the world have about North...

On December 8th 1987 American President Ronald Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev signed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty—agreeing to ban an entire class of nuclear weapon. Nearly 30 years on, tensions and...

Learn all about JFK and the Cuban Missile Crisis. Understand the events of October 1962 that took the United States to the brink of nuclear war and how President John F. Kennedy averted unchecked nuclear proliferation.

An animated video outlining the Presidents of the United States from John F. Kennedy to Donald Trump.

Garwin part 8/11: This video features a conversation about the history of the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) and their work in reducing nuclear dangers and advocating for civilian control of nuclear technology. It also discusses...

Private data is leaked more and more in our society. Wikileaks, Facebook, and identity theft are just three examples. Network defenses are constantly under attack from cyber criminals, organized hacktivists, and even disgruntled...

You many not be familiar with the name Vasili Arkhipov, but maybe you should be. He's the Soviet Navy man who stopped nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis in the '60s. Arkhipov, AKA the man who avoided nuclear war, somehow...

The Cold War (Part 2)

The US government seems to know far too much about its citizens, so it's disturbing to realize how little citizens know about the governing body. Learning what happens inside presidential bunkers and where the president would go during a...

In 1962, the Moscow-Washington Hotline was established as a quick and accurate means of communication between two of the world's greatest superpowers. Since then, the technology used to facilitate this line of communication has changed...

This clip examines the Cold War Era and the end of the Soviet Union.

Atomic Alert (Elementary Version), a 1951 production of Encyclopaedia Britannica Films.

On Friday it was reported that Musk will no longer be providing the essential Starlink internet service to Ukraine for free, which means that (unless the Pentagon decides to foot the bill) that’s the end of StarLink for the Ukrainians.

Every country has them, but hopes to never need them; nuclear plans. So in this video we dive into what would happen if the United States was hit by a nuclear weapon, how they could respond, and how the government could survive a nuclear...

The United States has long had and complicated relationship with Cuba. The successful Cuban revolution that took place between 1953 and 1959 was an unprecedented victory for the growing socialist movement in Latin America, which arose in...

John F. Kennedy's presidency was a turning point in American history, both in terms of what he represented, as well as his assassination, which shocked the world. In many ways, America never recovered, and would never find the optimism...

Every country has them, but hopes to never need them; nuclear plans. So in this video we dive into what would happen if Britain was hit by a nuclear weapon, the response, the secret bunker and the secret documents.

John F. Kennedy's presidency was a turning point in American history, both in terms of what he represented, as well as his assassination, which shocked the world. In many ways, America never recovered, and would never find the optimism...

An animated video outlining the basic narrative of the Cold War, Capitalism vs Communism, Red Scare, the Berlin Wall, Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan etc.