This amazing photo shows fighting machines that were built as enemies, the B-52 Stratofortress and the Tu-95 Bear, along with the later Cold War era KC-10 Extender and An-124 Condor, all sitting together peacefully on the same ramp. Clearly it was shot at a time when both sides were trying to make the best of the post-Cold War era by fostering their burgeoning new friendship.

This picture, like a similar , is a sad reminder of what could have been when it comes to U.S.-Russian relations following the end of the Cold War.

This shot, taken in 1992 at Russia's strategic Northern Fleet port of Severomorsk, shows one of the

Although the exact date and location of the photo remains a mystery, I would guess it was taken in the 1990s or early 2000s. The image provides a stark contrast with how these incredible flying machines, and the, are being used today.

A seemingly never-ending tit-for-tat saber rattling exercise has been underway since Putin’s reawakened Russian Bear stretched its claws into Crimea and Ukraine shortly after the 2014 Winter Olympics, with the U.S. scrambling to reassure its allies in Europe that it would stand against further Russian western expansion.

America is in tit-for-tat military escalations on two fronts: China in the east and Russia in the…

The recent upheaval in relations between “East and West” is especially saddening as both parties could be potent partners in tackling key global issues, such as the spread of Islamic Extremism, energy exploration and the environment, and other key challenges. Instead, Putin seems to have very different plans, and .

You’d be forgiven for thinking that a military theme park, complete with tanks to crawl all over,…

Meanwhile, . The whole thing just seems like a dangerous mix of missed opportunity and amazingly reckless leadership, as there can be no doubt that the world would be a better place if the Tu-95s and B-52s depicted in the photo above were flying alongside each other in unity instead flying against each other in defiance and aggression all over again.

It is well known that the leaders of the two nations that collectively posses the vast majority of…

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