The Cold War was one of the most dangerous periods of recent world history. The United States, the Soviets, and the wider world around them can thank their lucky stars that it didn't escalate into a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Public domain Soviet pilot Victor Belenko defected with his MiG-25 Foxbat to Japan in September 1976, riding out of the Iron ...

Pilot Viktor Belenko’s defection was a major embarrassment for the Soviet Union—which was subsequently shocked into establishing tighter security and coerced indoctrination programs for their military ...