Cold war

Cold war

The Cold war(1947-1991) was a period of military and political tension between the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc dominated by the USSR. Military conflict was avoided because the use of nuclear weapons would mean mutually assured destruction.

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Strategic Air Command (SAC)

Military; Cold war

A now defunct component of the USAF with the mission of delivering Air Force strategic nuclear assets to targets overseas.

Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force

Military; Cold war

Carter authorised the creation of this force of up to 200,000 troops for response to military emergencies around the world, primarily in response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

Rand Corporation

Military; Cold war

A government-sponsored "think tank" created in 1946 to study problems of national security.

Flexible response

Military; Cold war

A military strategy adopted by President Kennedy and defence Secretary McNamara calling for a graduated escalation of force in response to aggression, in contrast to the previous doctrine of massive ...

Executive Order 12356

Military; Cold war

The current Executive Order setting protocol for the declassification of government documents.

De-Militarized Zone (DMZ)

Military; Cold war

Refers to the unoccupied strip of land at the 38th parallel that divides North and South Korea.

Distant early warning (DEW) line

Military; Cold war

A distant early warning line of radar and communications equipment deployed along northern Alaska and Canada designed to detect and track Soviet ballistic missiles.