The Cold war was a protracted, yet unfought conflict that raged for almost half a century between two world superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, ideological opposites. While unfought, millions still died in propped up regimes and proxy wars, with terrible deeds done by both sides. Yet in the end, the USA truimphed due to the inherent superiority of capitalism. So, now with the hindsight we have of the cold war, what do you think the policy of the USA should have been during the cold war? Obviously, this eliminates many of the terrible things that American did, but how many? The Soviet Union still has to be held back from forcbly spreading communism into the third world, otherwise the post Cold war world could include very many China or North Korea like states. How would you handle the Soviet Union? The possibility of nuclear conflict?
I would probably not overthrow many of the regiemes that the USA did in OTL, and even while trying to maintain a better relationship with the USSR, I would try and oppose the forcing of communism on other nations (stopping Soviet back coups or invasions). I am not sure how to expedite the collapse of the USSR however. Any ideas?
I would probably not overthrow many of the regiemes that the USA did in OTL, and even while trying to maintain a better relationship with the USSR, I would try and oppose the forcing of communism on other nations (stopping Soviet back coups or invasions). I am not sure how to expedite the collapse of the USSR however. Any ideas?