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Clever Dick on July 23, 2023 at 12:04 am
Idea: We needed the Cold War
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It was just good practice for China! (and the other modern dictatorships we must subdue).

We Are Now in a Global Cold War
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With NATO expanding its focus to China, new battle lines are being drawn.
Troy Nightingale on July 22, 2023 at 9:02 pm
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Agree. The Cold War produced new military alliances, including NATO and the Warsaw Pact, and led to nuclear proliferation and proxy wars between and within postcolonial states in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Without the threat of conflict, we wouldn’t have curbed our taste for weapons of mass destruction.

The Cold War | JFK Library
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During World War II, despite mutual suspicion and distrust, the United States and Great Britain joined the Soviet Union in an effort to defeat their common enemy, Nazi Germany. The alliance began to crumble immediately after the surrender of the Hitler government in May 1945. Tensions were apparent�... Read more