Cold War–era legislation

Cold War–era legislation encompasses laws and policies enacted primarily between the late 1940s and early 1990s that aimed to contain communism, regulate national security and intelligence activities, manage nuclear arms and defense spending, and shape domestic and foreign affairs in response to U.S.–Soviet geopolitical rivalry.

Observed surface forms (2)

• sanctions legislation ×2
• Cold War–era policy document ×1

Instances (4)

• Mutual Security Act extensions
• Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 via concept surface "sanctions legislation"
• National Security Council Intelligence Directive 9 via concept surface "Cold War–era policy document"
• Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act via concept surface "sanctions legislation"