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The Cold War East vs West

The Cold War East vs West. N orth A tlantic T reaty O rganization (1949). United States Belgium Britain Canada Denmark France Iceland Italy. Luxemburg Netherlands Norway Portugal 1952: Greece & Turkey 1955: West Germany 1983: Spain. Warsaw Pact (1955). U. S. S. R.

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The Cold War East vs West

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  1. The Cold War East vs West

  2. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (1949) • United States • Belgium • Britain • Canada • Denmark • France • Iceland • Italy • Luxemburg • Netherlands • Norway • Portugal • 1952: Greece & Turkey • 1955: West Germany • 1983: Spain

  3. Warsaw Pact (1955) • U. S. S. R. • Albania • Bulgaria • Czechoslovakia • East Germany • Hungary • Poland • Rumania

  4. ICBM - Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

  5. Nuclear Strategies • Brinkmanship - Pushing dangerous events to the brink of disaster in order to achieve the most advantageous outcome. • Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) - Policy in which a full-scale use of high-yield weapons of mass destruction by two or more opposing sides would cause the complete annihilation of both the attacker and the defender

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