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There are many kinds of conflict in the world, from vain things to dangers that harm the integrity of the world and its people.
In this space, I will speak to you in a particular conflict, which did not receive half the attention of the press and the world than the 2 world wars, but had the potential to be 3 times more dangerous in terms of devastation.
I will tell you about the cold war:
The United States, the United Kingdom, and France were allies of the communist Soviet Union during World War II, but when the victory of the war became clear, new battle lines began to be drawn. What followed were 45 years of tension, marked by espionage and localized conflicts in areas on the periphery of the great powers, all carried out knowing full well what a nuclear catastrophe could bring.
The term "cold war" was first used by the Spanish writer Don Juan Manuel in the 14th century. In its modern acceptance it was coined by Bernard Baruch, adviser to President Roosevelt, who determ