During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union were engaged in an intense arms race, building extensive arsenals of nuclear weapons and delivery systems, including intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs). Both superpowers also invested heavily in conventional military forces and advanced technology, including aircraft and naval vessels. Additionally, they sought to showcase their ideological superiority through space exploration, exemplified by the U.S. Apollo moon missions and the USSR's Sputnik satellite program. This competition fundamentally shaped global politics and military strategies during the era.
The US did NOT allow the communists (USSR) to expand during the cold war.
US and USSR.
No, SDI alone did not end the Cold War. The Cold War ultimately ended in 1991 when the USSR was unable to keep up the pace financially of building nuclear weapons.
The USSR (soviet union)
US vs USSR (Russia)
The USSR supported Russia during the Cold Was.
The US did NOT allow the communists (USSR) to expand during the cold war.
US & USSR
The USSR headed the eastern bloc during the Cold War.
Yes, the U.S.S.R. a Super Power in the Cold War. They were in war with the U.S.
Latvia was not an independent country during the Cold War. From 1944 to 1991 Latvia was part of the Soviet Union (USSR). So it was on the side of the USSR, because it was the USSR.
No, the US did not drop condoms on the USSR during the Cold War as a form of psychological warfare.
The USA and USSR competed during the cold war
The USSR
During the Cold War, the US put diplomatic, military, and economic pressure on the USSR. There was never any active combat associated with this "war."
During the Cold War, the US put diplomatic, military, and economic pressure on the USSR. There was never any active combat associated with this "war."
yes it was it was mostly America and the ussr trying to scar each other with building arsanals and large armys