Cold War (Space Race Didn't End)



The Cold War is a ongoing conflict between the United States of America which leads its NATO allies and its non-NATO friends against the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and its allies. Its start is usually stated as being 1947 and is ongoing. It is called the cold war because it has not resulted in direct armed conflict between the major powers. The major reason, often cited, for this is the numerous nuclear arsenals the two side possess, which would lead to Mutual Assured Destruction.

Their has been several armed conflicts between client states or ideological allies. The major conflicts include: the 1st Korea War (1950-1953), the Vietnam War (1959-1979), the China Conflict (1979-2012), Iran- Afghanistan War (1979-1983), the Persian Gulf War (1991), the Korean War II (2003). While the Arms Race portion of the Cold War has slowed since 1970, the Space Race has been the driving force between the two superpowers. Fortunately, the two countries are now experiencing a period of Détente in the Space Race with several joint mission of exploration and their first research project (anti-matter production on Mercury) is in development.

1970-1982
The cold war started to change its focus from a mostly a Arms Race to one that focused on space exploration. After the successful landing on the moon by the United States and the Soviet Union first launch of a super-heavy rocket booster. The Soviet Union had started to intensify their own space efforts years earlier but it was not untill 1970 that their was a major budgetary change. The Nixon Administration out of fear of a all-out Soviet space effort would leave the United States behind, started to call on congress to increase America's budget.