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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Detente

Military; Cold war

A lessening of tensions between the superpowers, primarily associated with the 1970's. The term is used loosely to describe either a situation or a policy.

Containment

Military; Cold war

U. S. Cold War foreign policy toward the Soviet Union, first articulated by George Kennan in 1947 with his famous "X" article in Foreign Affairs. As originally articulated, the policy called for a ...

National Security Act of 1947

Military; Cold war

This reorganisation of the U. S. defence establishment created the office of the Secretary of Defense, the National Security Council (NSA), the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and the U. S. Air ...

MX missile

Military; Cold war

The most advanced U. S. ICBM in service, now known as the "Peacekeeper. " It was supported by Carter and first deployed under Reagan in 1988.

Missile gap

Military; Cold war

The perceived Soviet superiority in ICBMs due to exaggerated estimates by the Gaither Committee in 1957 and USAF in the early 1960's.

Military-industrial complex

Military; Cold war

A phrase first coined by President Eisenhower in his 1961 farewell address describing the close linkage between the U. S. Military and private contractors in the military industry.