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A physicist has proposed repurposing over-the-horizon radar technology, originally developed for Cold War early-warning systems, to track sea ice conditions across the Arctic. The approach would bounce radar signals off the ionosphere to cover vast distances, potentially monitoring shipping lanes that are becoming more navigable as ice melts.
Apple TV has added a new original film called Mayday, an action-comedy set during the Cold War starring Ryan Reynolds as an American operative and Kenneth Branagh as a former KGB agent who unexpectedly helps him escape Russian territory. The film pokes fun at classic 1980s Cold War thriller tropes and has earned an 84% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
During and after World War II, the Museum of Modern Art worked closely with U.S. government agencies to spread American modern art abroad, framing it as proof of Western creative freedom against fascism and communism. Nelson Rockefeller, who led MoMA while also serving in Roosevelt's administration, helped direct dozens of government-funded exhibitions across Latin America, and later CIA officer Thomas Braden oversaw covert cultural funding that supported showcasing artists like Jackson Pollock internationally.