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Challenger and Chernobyl, Cold War Catastrophes
In 1986, the world’s superpowers were each rocked by disasters occurring just three months apart. Technological prowess had driven the Cold War: what did it mean for it to fail in such catastrophic circumstances?
The Space Shuttle Challenger explodes shortly after takeoff, 28 January 1986.
The Space Shuttle
Challenger suffered a catastrophic explosion 73 seconds into its ascent into orbit on 28 January 1986. Almost exactly three months later, on 26 April an explosion in Reactor IV of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant led to the greatest nuclear disaster that the world had witnessed.
The disasters have an importance that extends far beyond their immediate tragedies. The catastrophes in Florida and Ukraine marked the end of the political and propagandistic trends that had defined the Cold War.