USSR aka the sovet union
It is generally accepted that the USSR lost the Cold War, not the US.
Latin America was the strategic backyard of the US during the Cold War. The Cold War started after World War II and lasted until 1991.
the cold war
The cold war was a MILITARY stand-off between the US and USSR.
nuclear attacks
The major rivals in the cold war was America and Soviet Union (Russia).
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Spain.
Spain and the US.
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Spain
Spain.
Spain was the other belligerent.
The two main opponents did not fight each other directly.
The main opponents of the Cold War were the United States and the Soviet Union. These countries never actually fought in the battle sense, so the war did not become "hot" between them.
It is generally accepted that the USSR lost the Cold War, not the US.
Other than accidents and incidents, no. The cold war was not a war; it was just as term to describe a "military stand-off" between two sets of nuclear armed opponents.