the Cold War
noun
: the nonviolent conflict between the U.S. and the former Soviet Union after 1945
the era of the Cold War
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When the young Americans played the dominant Russians in 1980, the Cold War was at full boil.
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Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2025
Donthi said India's tilt toward Russia dates back to the Cold War and persists despite its official nonaligned position.
—Rajesh Roy, Arkansas Online, 6 Dec. 2025
Donthi said India's tilt toward Russia dates back to the Cold War and persists despite its official nonaligned position.
—CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
The country’s armed forces have been underfunded since the Cold War – falling below 2% of its GDP – as European security seemed unthreatened, and a taboo surrounding the military lingered following the Nazi era.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
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Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2025
Donthi said India's tilt toward Russia dates back to the Cold War and persists despite its official nonaligned position.
—Rajesh Roy, Arkansas Online, 6 Dec. 2025
Donthi said India's tilt toward Russia dates back to the Cold War and persists despite its official nonaligned position.
—CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
The country’s armed forces have been underfunded since the Cold War – falling below 2% of its GDP – as European security seemed unthreatened, and a taboo surrounding the military lingered following the Nazi era.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
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