The Ghost Of The Cold War

midst of a Cold War.”

Bernard Baruch

The Cold War (1945–1991) was the continuing state of political conflict, military tension, and economic competition existing after World War II, primarily between the USSR and its satellite states, and the powers of the Western world, particularly the United States. Although the primary participants' military forces never officially clashed directly, they expressed the conflict through military coalitions, strategic force deployments, a nuclear arms race, spying, propaganda, and technological competition, such as the Space Race.

Communist international organization intends to do in the immediate future…”
“From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an iron curtain has descended across the Continent.”
“…the United States stands at this time at the pinnacle of world power. It is a solemn moment for the American Democracy. “

government a clear understanding of how the Soviet government saw itself in the international community. According to Kennan, the Soviet Union did not see the possibility for long-term peaceful coexistence with the capitalist world.

The main points:
1) Basic features of post-war Soviet outlook.
2) Background of this outlook
3) Its projection in practical policy on official level.
4) Its projection on unofficial level.
5) Practical deductions from standpoint of US policy.

the right thing if the atomic bomb explodes. Duck and cover!”

The Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab was only only available from 1951 to 1952. Its relatively high price for the time ($50.00)

Micky Mouse gas mask created by Walt Disney

Berlin Crisis 1961

The Hungarian Revolution 1956

Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia.
Prague 1968

Castro - Cuba’s leader after the Cuban Revolution in 1959.
In 1962, President John F. Kennedy responded to the installation of nuclear missiles in Cuba with a sea blockade.
The Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world closer to nuclear war than ever before.

April 8, 2010 in Prague to reduce nuclear arms.

In general the agreement takes into consideration Russian national interests. But the USA reduce the strategical carries by their adaption to usual warheads as they did it for the winged missiles “Tomahawk ”. It became the shock weapon in the Iraki and Afghan campaigns.

Romania, Bulgaria and in the Black Sea.
The missile defense system is to become ready by 2015 and is designed as protection against "current and future ballistic missile threats from Iran."