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The Cold War was marked by a nuclear [[arms race]] between the two super-powers, and the unchecked [[proliferation]] of [[nuclear weapons]] was a cause for concern in many quarters. The Cold War also was marked by high levels of [[espionage]].

The Cold War was marked by a nuclear [[arms race]] between the two super-powers, and the unchecked [[proliferation]] of [[nuclear weapons]] was a cause for concern in many quarters. The Cold War also was marked by high levels of [[espionage]].

[[File:Berlin Wall 1979 02.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Berlin Wall]] with behind the Brandenburger Tor.]]

[[File:Berlin Wall 1979 02.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Berlin Wall]] with behind the Brandenburger Tor.]]

Although there was no direct fighting between the superpowers, each country was involved in medium-scale [[proxy war]]s, most notably in [[Korea]], [[Vietnam]] and [[Afghanistan]]. The tensest moment between the two main powers came in October 1962 during the [[Cuban Missile Crisis]], which ended without escalation into warfare.

Although there was no direct fighting between the superpowers, each country was involved in medium-scale [[proxy war]]s, most notably in [[Korea]], [[Vietnam]] and [[Afghanistan]]. The tensest moment between the two main powers came in October 1962 during the [[Cuban Missile Crisis]], which ended without [[escalation]] into warfare.

[[File:John F. Kennedy, Nikita Khruchchev 1961.jpg|thumb|200px|Kruchchev with [[John F. Kennedy]] in 1961. Kennedy was murdered by the undemocratic [[deep state]] in his own government for trying to make [[peace]] with the [[Soviet Union]] and end Cold War I.]]

[[File:John F. Kennedy, Nikita Khruchchev 1961.jpg|thumb|200px|Kruchchev with [[John F. Kennedy]] in 1961. Kennedy was murdered by the undemocratic [[deep state]] in his own government for trying to make [[peace]] with the [[Soviet Union]] and end Cold War I.]]

The Cold War lead to the development of the First-World (United States and its allies) Second-World (Soviet Union and its allies) and Third-World (countries not allied with either superpower and with no nuclear programs) system of classifying countries.  "Third-World" is the only term in this system still commonly used today, and it typically denotes an unindustrialized or still industrializing country.

The Cold War lead to the development of the First-World (United States and its allies) Second-World (Soviet Union and its allies) and Third-World (countries not allied with either superpower and with no nuclear programs) system of classifying countries.  "Third-World" is the only term in this system still commonly used today, and it typically denotes an unindustrialized or still industrializing country.