Cold War: A Brief History For more than forty years, the two
superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union directly
threatened each other with nuclear weapons. This period of time
is referred to as The Cold War. This section explores the major
events of this period including; the development of the hydrogen
bomb, the nuclear arms race, détente, nuclear proliferation and
the nuclear world after the end of the Cold War. - Part I: The
Beginnings of the Cold War - The Cold War emerges between the
United States and the Soviet Union. - Part V: Hope & Fear - The
superpowers seek to control the nuclear arms race and nuclear
testing. - Part II: Under the Thermonuclear Shadow - The
superpowers race to develop the more powerful hydrogen bomb. -
Part VI: Nuclear Dangers - The nuclear arms race resumes, and
the world learns the dangers of nuclear power. - Part III: The
Nuclear Club Grows - Britain, France and China develop nuclear-
weapons and join the "Nuclear Club". - Part VII: The End of the
Cold War - The fall of