Chinese spies have tried to infiltrate US military bases in Alaska. Two US Navy sailors have been charged with sharing defense secrets with China. The biggest challenge in this new cold war is using modern technology to analyze data on closed police states like Russia and China.
The Cold War started earlier than we think — and maybe never ended at all. Historian Calder Walton says understanding the US-Soviet conflict prepares us for this era of tensions with Russia and China.
This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Matt Collette with help from Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Rob Byers, and hosted by Noel King.
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