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1. Berlin: Where history can be found on every corner

Article about the past, present and future of Berlin just by walking down the street.

link to article: http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/10726724.Berlin__Where_history_can_be_found_on_every_corner/

2. 5 of Berlin's Hottest, Hidden Spots

A list of the five "ultra-cool things" about Berlin.

link to article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/internationallivingcom/five-of-berlins-hottest-h_b_4064084.html?utm_hp_ref=travel&ir=Travel


3. Corn Diplomacy and the Cold War

"The Year: 1959. The place: Iowa. It’s the height of the Cold War, and Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev, on an official visit to the United States, makes a foray into corn country – and the farm of Roswell Garst."

link to article: http://backstoryradio.org/2013/10/06/corn-diplomacy-and-the-cold-war/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=corn-diplomacy-and-the-cold-war



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Saturday Morning SITREP 1012080013Z

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1. Fort Detrick's Eight-Ball -- a relic of Cold War bio-warfare

Talking about a four-story spherical structure used to test aerobiological agents at Ft. Detrick. Maryland.

link to article: http://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/health/diseases/article_09a3c63c-fe2b-5950-8f76-79d2c14455b2.html

2. 5 places to revisit the Atomic Age

A list of former top-secret locations and spacey spots to revisit the Atomic Age.

link to article: http://www.sfgate.com/travel/fiveplaces/article/5-places-to-revisit-the-Atomic-Age-4886572.php

3. Krimsky talks Cold War era

Former Associated Press journalist talks about his time in the Soviet Union and the Cold War as viewed from that side of the Iron Curtain

link to article: http://thedartmouth.com/2013/10/10/news/lecture

4. Nuclear Weapons are the United States' Instruments of Peace
An OP-ED piece about why nuclear weapons remain in the US arsenal.

link to article: http://www.cfr.org/arms-control-disarmament-and-nonproliferation/nuclear-weapons-united-states-instruments-peace/p31567

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Sunday Morning SITREP 1006080013Z

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1. What Happened to East Germany's Workers?

link to article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-feffer/what-happened-to-east-ger_b_4016428.html

2. Film Review: ‘West’

link to article: http://variety.com/2013/film/reviews/west-review-montreal-1200680119/

3. NSA Knew Berlin Wall Plans Days before Construction

link to article: http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2013/09/29/NSA-Knew-Berlin-Wall-Plans-Days-Construction

4. A walk along the East Side Gallery – Berlin
link to article: http://www.baldhiker.com/2013/10/02/a-walk-along-the-east-side-gallery-berlin/

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Saturday Morning SITREP 1005080013Z

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Good Morning Everyone,


1. Three Eyewitness Scenes from Berlin: 1950, 1973, 2013
"Reflections on a city where my grandfather served and my mother visited."

link to article:  http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/10/three-eyewitness-scenes-from-berlin-1950-1973-2013/280184/

2. Espionage, Cold War thriller author Tom Clancy dies

Article recapping the brilliant but brief life of Tom Clancy



link to article: http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20131002/ENT07/131009900

3. Porsche to BMW Help Bridge East-West German Divide

Talking about the finance of bringing and keeping the automobile giant successful in the east.

link to article: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-10-02/porsche-bridges-former-communist-divide-as-macan-plugs-gap-cars


4. 5 Fascinating Former DDR Locales

Potsdam, Leipzig, Dresden among the cities in the former East Germany that are quickly becoming tourist meccas.

link to article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rachel-stern/5-fascinating-eastern-ger_b_4024413.html


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