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The Tensions of the Cold War: Path to Catastrophe
The late 1980s were marked by a crescendo of political tension and military posturing as the Cold War reached its most precarious phase. Against the backdrop of a divided Europe and the Soviet Union's waning grip on Eastern bloc countries, pivotal events unfolded that would ignite a global conflict. From the barricades of East Berlin to the halls of the Kremlin, the world was on the edge of warfare, caught between the hope for reform and the threat of military action.