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Cold War | From Détente to the Cold War’s End

• Chapter 3 Preface

• Détente Is a Constructive

• Détente Is a Flawed U.S. Policy

  by G. Warren Nutter

• The United States Must Develop a Defensive Weapons System to Prevent Nuclear War

  by Ronald Reagan

• U.S. Development of a Defensive Weapons System Would Increase Nuclear Proliferation

  by Dmitri Klimov

• Ronald Reagan’s Policies Ended the Cold War

  by Margaret Thatcher

• Mikhail Gorbachev’s Policies Ended the Cold War

  by Raymond L. Garthoff

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1. Introduction
2. From Allies to Enemies: The Origins of the Cold War
   1. Chapter 1 Preface
   2. The United States Should Seek Peace with the Soviet Union
   3. The United States Should Not Seek Peace with the Soviet Union
   4. The United States Should Contain Soviet Expansion
   5. The Soviet Union Should Contain U.S. Imperialism
   6. Soviet Expansion Policies Initiated the Cold War
   7. U.S. Containment Policies Initiated the Cold War
3. Coexistence and Conflict
   1. Chapter 2 Preface
   2. The War in Korea Should Be Expanded
   3. The War in Korea Should Be Limited
   4. The Soviet Union Seeks Peaceful Coexistence with the United States
   5. The Soviet Union Does Not Seek Peaceful Coexistence with the United States
   6. The United States Could Have Won the War in Vietnam
   7. The United States Could Not Have Won the War in Vietnam
4. From Détente to the Cold War’s End
   1. Chapter 3 Preface
   2. Détente Is a Constructive
   3. Détente Is a Flawed U.S. Policy
   4. The United States Must Develop a Defensive Weapons System to Prevent Nuclear War
   5. U.S. Development of a Defensive Weapons System Would Increase Nuclear Proliferation
   6. Ronald Reagan’s Policies Ended the Cold War
   7. Mikhail Gorbachev’s Policies Ended the Cold War
5. Reflections: The Impact of the Cold War
   1. Chapter 4 Preface
   2. Nuclear Deterrence Was an Effective Cold War Strategy
   3. Nuclear Deterrence Was a Counterproductive Cold War Strategy
   4. The Cold War Advanced Democratic Ideals in the United States
   5. The Cold War Was Unnecessary and Costly for the United States
6. For Further Discussion
7. Copyright

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