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Soviet Underground Submarine Base

signal — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 14:05:07 -0800

Until the collapse of the Soviet Union Balaklava was one of the most secret towns in Russia. 10km south east of Sevastopol on the Black Sea Coast, this small town was the home to a Nuclear Submarine Base. via BLDBLOG

Iceland awaits Bobby Fischer

AlexReynolds — Thu, 10 Mar 2005 09:37:52 -0800

Iceland awaits grandmaster Bobby Fischer ...if he doesn't first get extradited to the United States for tax evasion. Fate hangs in the balance for a man who played a uniquely patriotic role during the Cold War, ending more than two decades of Soviet domination of the sport of chess.

A post about a nice movie.

interrobang — Tue, 03 Dec 2002 13:06:43 -0800

Boom! Atomic Cocktail! Released in 1982, and made up of propaganda footage, newsreels and civil defense films, The Atomic Cafe has been released on DVD. Here are some sound clips from the film (warning: noise), and here's a tiny bit of information about one of the director's other films, Feed.