Cold war
A cold war is a state of conflict between nations that doesn't involve direct military action but is pursued primarily through economic and political actions, acts of espionage or conflict through surrogates. The surrogates are typically states that are "satellites" of the conflicting nations, i.e., nations allied to them or under their political influence.
United States vs Soviet Union
The Cold War (September 2, 1945 - December 26, 1991) was the conflict between the United States and its NATO allies - loosely described as the West - and the former Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies - loosely described as the Eastern Bloc. For an in-depth article about this confict see Cold War.
Other cold wars
- China vs Taiwan -- see Political status of Taiwan and History of Taiwan
- Greece vs Turkey -- see Cyprus
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