By Richard HollinghamFeatures correspondent
Getty ImagesSoviet soldiers participate in a military exercise in the early 1980s (Credit: Getty Images)A military exercise staged 35 years ago this week almost triggered World War Three. BBC Future reports on previously secret documents that reveal what happened.
On 7 November 1983, around 100 senior military officers gathered at Nato headquarters in Brussels to ‘fight’ World War Three. The annual simulation, known as Able Archer, came at the end of a large-scale conventional exercise – Autumn Forge – involving tens of thousands of Nato troops across western Europe. Read More...
MANCHESTER. N.H. — New Hampshire voters have often been chosen to play the role of spoilers, upending the script of a presidential nominating contest by embarrassing the front-runner. On Tuesday, that was not to be. Donald Trump easily dispatched Nikki Haley, a victory likely to shift the focus of 2024 politics to his expected November faceoff against President Biden.
The victory on Tuesday made Trump the first non-incumbent Republican candidate to win both the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary — and to win both with a majority of the vote. Read More...
When Ted Goff was hospitalized late last year, barely breathing and with advanced emphysema, his doctor said the prognosis was bad. They talked about Goff’s last wishes and whether he wanted to be placed on a breathing machine. Goff wasn’t sure. So his doctor suggested he watch a video explaining this technique and other options for end-of-life care.
The video was direct and dramatic. In a demonstration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR, a technician pushed down hard on the chest of a dummy. Read More...
