The capture of the USS Pueblo threatened to turn the Cold War hot. North Korea claimed that the USS spy ship entered their territorial waters in 1968 and duly launched an assault. The Pueblo's captain surrendered and the crew was imprisoned in Pyongyang. One crewmember lost his life during the attack. It was a major propaganda coup for the Koreans. Lyndon B. Johnson considered a tactical nuclear strike but this was too risky because of the chance of a regional conflict with the Soviet Union and

#OTD in 1968, the crew of USS Pueblo crossed "The Bridge of No Return" after 11 months of captivity in North Korea. The Pueblo is still held by North Korea but remains an officially commissioned ship in the U.S. Navy. Among USN commissioned ships, only USS Constitution is older. | U.S. Naval Institute

Starfleet Records. Starfleet Personnel: James T. Kirk, Captain of the USS Enterprise NCC-1701. A maneuver to be studied at the Academy. Stardate: 1512.2–1514.1 (2266) When Kirk tries to explain to Balok, that exceptionally powerful sensors invade all Enterprise systems. Balok refuses further communication from the Enterprise and says he will destroy her if she makes any move. When Kirk launches a recorder marker, Balok destroys it and declares that the Enterprise must be destroyed, giving the cr

5.1K views · 75 reactions | In January 1968, USS Pueblo (AGER-2) was...