Coming in From the Cold: Untold Stories from the Cold War

By CNA

Coming in from the Cold explores forgotten—or never-remembered—national security policy initiatives, incidents and events during the Cold War. In each episode Cold War Historian Bill Rosenau, sits dow... more

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Number 1: The Chernobyl Meltdown: Past and Present
On April 26, 1986, reactor No.4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded, triggering one of the worst man-made disasters in human history. Today, Chernobyl is back in the news as the site of one of the first battles in the Russia-Ukraine War. In this episode of Coming in From the Cold, Steve Wills sits down with Michael Kofman and Mary Chesnut, from CNA's Russia Studies program. They discuss the impact that the Chernobyl accident had on the Ukrainian people, and the strategic value of the site today. *Listener note: this episode was recorded on March 24, 2022, before reports emerged that Russian troops stationed in Chernobyl developed "acute radiation sickness." Michael Kofman is the director of CNA's Russia Studies Program. He is an expert in Russian armed forces, military thought, capabilities, and strategy. Mr. Kofman is also a Senior Editor at War on the Rocks, where he regularly authors articles on strategy, the Russian military and Russian decision-making. Twitter: https://twitter.com/KofmanMichael Mary Chesnut is an associate research analyst with CNA's Russia Studies Program. Prior to joining CNA, she was the program manager of the Nuclear Security Working Group a non-partisan organization at George Washington University. Twitter: https://twitter.com/nuke_nerd
March 31, 202233min
Number 2: Numbers Stations: Unacknowledged Transmission
When most of us think of radio stations we think of pop music and drive-time DJs. But those with shortwaves radios can access a whole other world of broadcasts, including police scanners, satellite signals and the mysterious "numbers stations." These stations occasionally broadcast a bizarre string of numbers before going silent. To learn more about these "number stations," what purpose they serve and how they were employed during the Cold War, Bill welcomes historian Māris Goldmanis and Dave Broyles director of CNA's Special Activities & Intelligence Program. Māris Goldmanis is a historian, co-founder and editor of numbers-stations.com/ and an avid numbers stations researcher. Dave Broyles is the director of CNA's Special Activities & Intelligence Program. He specializes in cyber operations and special operations, as well as experimentation and innovation in the Department of Defense. Dave is also the co-host of the CNA podcast AI with AI.
February 28, 202225min
Number 3: The Collapse of Cold War Naval Strategic Planning
On this episode of Coming in From the Cold, CNA analysts Josh Tallis and Steve Wills join Bill. They discuss Steve's new book, "Strategy Shelved: The Collapse of Cold War Naval Strategic Planning." "Strategy Shelved: The Collapse of Cold War Naval Strategic Planning," by Steve Wills: https://www.usni.org/press/books/strategy-shelved "The War for Muddy Waters: Pirates, Terrorists, Traffickers and Maritime Insecurity," by Josh Tallis: https://www.usni.org/press/books/war-muddy-waters
July 31, 202144min
Number 4: Political Warfare and Subversion in West Germany
On this month's Coming in From the Cold, Cornell Overfield and Jeffrey Edmonds join Bill to discuss political warfare in Germany during the 1940s and 1950s.
July 31, 201940min
Number 5: The Iran-Iraq War
Michael Connell, the head of CNA's Iran Studies Program, joins Bill and returning guest Kasey Stricklin to discuss the Iran-Iraq war.
June 30, 201941min