Vietnam is considered part of the greater ‘Cold War.’ Soviet pilots flew for the North Vietnamese Air Force.
Angola’s long civil war was another bloody proxy war.
TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 2 days ago
Who is the other enemy is this supposed cold war ?
The cold war was between the US and the USSR. They did not actually fight or bomb each other.
The USA, Israel,and Iran and others are actually killing people, destroying property and wealth. That is not a cold war.
The other wars weren’t cold. Vietnam was not a cold war. Nor was Korea or the first Iraq war were not cold wars.
So I’m not sure I understand the question.
DagwoodIII@piefed.social 2 days ago
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 2 days ago
There were so many wars that encompassed the greater cold war.
You mentioned some. Vietnam was the big one. There was also USSR vs Afghanistan.
But also tons of smaller wars in Africa. All over the world really. Anytime two powers went to war, the USA and USSR would each pick a side and fund it. Some of these smaller wars outlasted the cold war. One of them went from like the 1970s until 2019. I forget which one, but just watch Oversimplified’s cold war videos. He covers all of them with a quick graphic showing years.
hesh@quokk.au 2 days ago
The cold war had plenty of fighting and killing. It was just done by proxy. Like in the middle east.
Venator@lemmy.nz 2 hours ago
The cold war never ended, it just got a bit colder for a while.