Cold War strategy

Cold War strategy is the overarching approach nations used to pursue geopolitical objectives through deterrence, proxy conflicts, ideological competition, and diplomatic maneuvering without escalating into direct large-scale war between nuclear-armed superpowers.

Observed surface forms (2)

• nuclear deterrence strategy ×2
• Cold War doctrine ×1

Instances (4)

• flexible response doctrine
• containment
  surface form: Containment
• Massive Retaliation strategy via concept surface "nuclear deterrence strategy"
• New Look defense policy