the Cold War
noun
: the nonviolent conflict between the U.S. and the former Soviet Union after 1945
the era of the Cold War
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Look at the Cold War, that was done by the two plus four talks on German unification, nuclear arms control was between the United States and the Soviet Union, the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty was done by an organization called OSCE, Organization for Security Cooperation in Europe.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Over the three decades since the end of the Cold War, Russia has become a serious international player, with greater military-industrial capacity than Europe and one of the world’s largest land armies, as well as the world’s second-biggest nuclear arsenal.
—Niall Ferguson, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
It’s considered the two countries’ biggest defense deal since the end of the Cold War.
—Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
During another meeting in Pyongyang in June this year, Kim and Putin signed a pact stipulating mutual military assistance if either country is attacked, in what was considered the two countries’ biggest defense deal since the end of the Cold War.
—Kim Tong-Hyung, Chicago Tribune, 29 Nov. 2024
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Over the three decades since the end of the Cold War, Russia has become a serious international player, with greater military-industrial capacity than Europe and one of the world’s largest land armies, as well as the world’s second-biggest nuclear arsenal.
—Niall Ferguson, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
It’s considered the two countries’ biggest defense deal since the end of the Cold War.
—Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
During another meeting in Pyongyang in June this year, Kim and Putin signed a pact stipulating mutual military assistance if either country is attacked, in what was considered the two countries’ biggest defense deal since the end of the Cold War.
—Kim Tong-Hyung, Chicago Tribune, 29 Nov. 2024
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