Nuclear Crisis: The Escalation of the Cold War

The Cold War, a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union, was characterized by proxy wars, espionage, and the threat of nuclear conflict. This escalation of tensions was heightened by a series of nuclear crises, each posing the threat of a devastating nuclear exchange. From the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, where the world held its breath as Soviet nuclear missiles were discovered in Cuba, to the Berlin Crisis in 1961 and the various nuclear standoffs and arms races, the fear of nuclear annihilation loomed large. These crises highlighted the urgency of finding diplomatic solutions to prevent a nuclear catastrophe and spurred efforts toward arms control and eventually, the end of the Cold War.

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