... States and the Soviet Union had been caught up in an international conflict through nearly three decades since 1945. Although a lull in the tensions between the two was welcome, the shift towards parity between the two nations was difficult for a country with a historically absolutist and moralistic worldview toward international affairs. Such a change became even more difficult to accept when it was ... enormous appeal(440). Despite détente's shortcomings, and despite its many detracters, nevertheless, there were significant foreign policy successes relative to détente. Principally, ...

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