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Cold Wars : Old and New From the middle 1970’s the world witnessed the onset of a Second Cold War, a period of east-west hostility and of international focus; upon this conflict was comparable.&In its essentials to the first Cold War of 1946- 53.. Whatever accommodations the USA and USSR were to seek after this Cold War had been launched , the gravity of this development was plain enough to the last tone in which international relations were being conducted .In contrast to the more cooperative and cautious tone of east west relations evident during the detente of the early 1970′ we could now hear Moscow and Washington engage in threat and counter threat. challenge, justification and vilification of each other. In the years from 1979 to 1982 at least and emphasis upon the search for common ground gave way to one of strength and military preparedness as the basis of world affair; This was due to the fact that responsibility for the problems was distributed between different ; and was replaced by a straightforward indictment of the opposing side.

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