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> but the cold war was a nice period of peace Tell that to the Vietnamese, the Afghan, the Cuban, the korean, ... And arguably you might include a lot of easte
by maeln 1y ago
> but the cold war was a nice period of peace
Tell that to the Vietnamese, the Afghan, the Cuban, the korean, ... And arguably you might include a lot of eastern european country.
Just because the confrontation didn't happen in the country that were "enemy" didn't mean they didn't cause wars.
- jack_riminton 1y agoBut you're not arguing against the implied alternative, ww3
- maeln 1y agoThere is another alternative : two country not being powerful enough that they can wage a proxy war by using less powerful country. The issue is not the military power, it is the imbalance.
- jack_riminton 1y agoDo you think nuclear weapons avoided ww3?