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Fearing the worst : how Korea transformed the Cold War /

The Worst Case considers how the Cold War and its shape as a strategic confrontation between two superpowers flowed from the Korean War. The book examines the competition between the United States and the Soviet Union, each superpower's relations with its allies, and the roles of technology, in...

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Main Author:	Wells, Samuel F., Jr (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Columbia University Press, [2020]
Series:	Woodrow Wilson Center series.
Subjects:	World politics > 1945-1955. World politics > 1955-1965. Cold War. Korean War, 1950-1953 > Influence. Korea > Strategic aspects. United States > Military policy. United States > Military relations > Soviet Union. Soviet Union > Military relations > United States.

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