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Cold war

noun

A state of political hostility between countries using means short of armed warfare.

A state of political hostility that existed from 1945 until 1990 between countries led by the Soviet Union and countries led by the United States.

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"Cold war" Quotes from Famous Books

... of the cold war has been a victory for all humanity. A year and a half ago, in Germany, I said our goal was a Europe whole and free. Tonight, Germany is united. Europe has become whole and free, and America's leadership was instrumental in ...

— State of the Union Addresses of George H.W. Bush • George H.W. Bush

... Chinese Government of any complicity. We save face for them, and they save face for us. Since he turned up here, in the States, it's obvious that he couldn't have been in China." He chuckled, but there was no mirth in it. "So the cold war still continues. We know what they did, and—in a way—they know what we did. But not ...

— What The Left Hand Was Doing • Gordon Randall Garrett

Words linked to "Cold war" : hostility, hot war, antagonism, enmity