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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But perhaps the greatest danger now posed by Russia’s nuclear weapons storage sites is the one that was originally envisioned after the Cold War’s end: that is, the danger that warheads could be seized by a small, rogue group of fighters.
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William M. Moon, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
The observation mission is headed up by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) with the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the 57-member international body created after the Cold War to promote democracy and human rights in post-Soviet States.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
Which, in turn, speaks to themes about post-WWII Japan and the Cold War, weapons of mass destruction, and Japan’s specific position and culture regarding militarism, weapons, the Cold War, and Japan’s uniquely evolved and radically shifted perspective and position on the world stage.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
After the Cold War, policymakers started questioning the need to fund filmmaking after the end of the world-defining conflict.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
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William M. Moon, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
The observation mission is headed up by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) with the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the 57-member international body created after the Cold War to promote democracy and human rights in post-Soviet States.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
Which, in turn, speaks to themes about post-WWII Japan and the Cold War, weapons of mass destruction, and Japan’s specific position and culture regarding militarism, weapons, the Cold War, and Japan’s uniquely evolved and radically shifted perspective and position on the world stage.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
After the Cold War, policymakers started questioning the need to fund filmmaking after the end of the world-defining conflict.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
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