The “Cold War” is the term coined by columnist Walter Lipmen to describe the competition just short of military conflict between Soviet Russia and the United States. It’s roots go as far back as 1890 when the then allies became rivals over the development of Manchuria. The Cold War officially ended in 1989 when Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev pulled Soviet forces from Afghanistan and announced that “the postwar period is over.” And the George Bush administration …showed first 75 words of 497 total…

…showed last 75 words of 497 total…after a brush with nuclear war President Eisenhower and Khrushchev banned nuclear testing in air and under water. In 1972-1973 USSR and US sought each other’s help and signed the SALT 1 and later the SALT 2 treaties. Then their relationship became strained again until Gorbachev came to power and made his announcement cited earlier. This is my brief however very informative summary of the Cold War fought between the US and the USSR. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**