1993 ⟶ Pablo Escobar Killed by Colombian Police
December 2: Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar is gunned down...
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💥 First Thermonuclear Weapon Detonation
The first thermonuclear weapon is developed.⟶
Cold WarNuclear Arms RaceWeapons of Mass DestructionNuclear WeaponsAtomic AgeMilitary TechnologyNational Security
United States⚔️ Colombian Armed Conflict Begins
May 27: Colombian armed conflict begins.⟶
Civil WarInsurgencyGuerrilla WarfareFARCParamilitarismDrug TraffickingPolitical Violence
Colombia🚀 Reagan Announces Strategic Defense Initiative
March 23: Ronald Reagan announces the Strategic Defense Initiative, a proposed missile defense system to protect the United States from attack by ballistic nuclear missiles.⟶
Cold WarArms RaceNuclear WeaponsRonald ReaganSpaceMilitary TechnologySoviet Union
United States🔫 Pablo Escobar Killed by Colombian Police
December 2: Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar is gunned down by police.⟶
Drug TraffickingOrganized CrimePolice BrutalityColombiaCriminal Justice
ColombiaUnited States🔫 Mexican Drug War Escalates
Mexican Drug War begins.⟶
Drug TraffickingOrganized CrimeViolenceInsurgencyMilitary ConflictCorruptionHuman Rights
MexicoUnited States🚀 United States Space Force Announced
December 20: The United States Space Force is announced by Vice President Mike Pence.⟶
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