... assured destruction, or MAD; neither power would ever want to fight a war of this nature because of the destructive capabilities of its opponent. The nuclear arms race throughout the Cold War was another important part of containing communism as well as assuring that nuclear war would never occur. Periods of increased nuclear power were often interspersed with arms limitation talks and a reduction ... the Soviets into resuming arms control negotiations. The alternation of nuclear buildup and limitation talks played an important role in the U.S. policy of containment during the Cold War. T...

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... overshadowed by the crucial Sino-Soviet-US triangle. Indeed the others owed much of their dynamic to the course of events in this main triangle." Through the 1960s, there were 4 main triangles in the Asian political arena: Soviet Union-China-North Vietnam, Soviet Union-Japan-US, Sino-Soviet-Indian- and Soviet Union-China-North Korea. In the 1970s, however this changed not only because ... more triangles were added, but because they included a new kind of triangle, the Sino-Soviet ... the other." Korea Another major strategic change involves the economic rise of South Korea and isolatio...

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... new kinds of weapons, propaganda and a permanent threat of use of the weapons of mass distraction, several so called, "proxy wars" took place, where the rivalry between capitalists and communists resulted in the real fights on the other states territories, when the US and the Soviet Union supported different sides in the Civil Wars, for example Berlin Crises, Korean War, Cuban missile crises, Vietnam and ... Afghanistan wars. Nevertheless, although the vast majority of the historical facts are now known and have been studied carefully, it is still hard to decide what should be considered...

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... 3. But beyond thus affirming our values our policy and actions must be such as to foster a fundamental change in the nature of the Soviet system, a change toward which the frustration of the design is the first and perhaps the most important step. Clearly it will not only be less costly but more effective if this change occurs to a maximum extent as a result ... would distribute Western influence throughout the world. Freedom and equality . American values As we grew, however our comfort was penetrated by events too troubling to dismiss . The Southern struggle against racial bigotry the ...

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