The Soviet Union assisted India in establishing domestic manufacturing facilities for MiG-21 fighter aircraft during the 1970s

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In 1971, the Soviet Union deployed a naval fleet to the Indian Ocean during the Indo-Pakistani War to counter United States naval movements

Both the United States and the Soviet Union maintained dedicated, well-resourced state bioweapons programs during the 20th century

Reunified Germany opened its communist-era Stasi archives to the public during the 1990s

European nations provide the primary funding for weapons transfers sent to Ukraine

In 1983, Soviet interceptors shot down Korean Air Lines Flight 007 after the aircraft strayed into Soviet airspace during a flight from Anchorage to Seoul

Donald Trump announced that approximately $4 billion in United States military aid to Israel would be cut off at the end of 2026

Donald Trump stated on Fox News that ending military aid to Israel would eliminate a talking point for left-wing Democrats, including Michigan Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed

Donald Trump stated that the decision to terminate United States military aid to Israel was made with the consent of Israeli leadership

Israel maintains a stockpile of nuclear weapons as a military deterrent

Following World War II, the United States established a standing armaments industry utilizing private corporations rather than relying solely on government-run arsenals

Following the Cold War, the United States defense industrial base consolidated into five prime contractors: Lockheed Martin, RTX, General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman, and Boeing

During the April 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion, President John F. Kennedy refused to authorize the deployment of United States air power to support the exile force

In April 1961, approximately 1,400 CIA-trained Cuban exiles landed at the Bay of Pigs in an effort to overthrow Fidel Castro's government

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, President John F. Kennedy implemented a naval quarantine of Cuba rather than ordering an immediate military strike or invasion

On October 27, 1962, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, a United States U-2 reconnaissance aircraft was shot down over Cuba, resulting in the death of pilot Major Rudolf Anderson

On October 27, 1962, United States Navy surface ships dropped depth charges near Soviet submarine B-59 in the Atlantic

President John F. Kennedy established the Executive Committee of the National Security Council (EXCOMM) in October 1962 to manage the Cuban Missile Crisis

On the morning of October 27, 1962, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev sent a second letter requiring the United States to withdraw American missiles from Turkey in exchange for removing Soviet missiles from Cuba

On October 16, 1962, National Security Advisor McGeorge Bundy presented President John F. Kennedy with U-2 aerial photographs showing Soviet nuclear missile construction in Cuba

Soviet submarine B-59 officer Vasily Arkhipov refused to authorize the launch of a 15-kiloton nuclear torpedo against United States forces on October 27, 1962