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The politicians always told us that the Cold War stand-off could only change by way of nuclear war. None of them believed that such systemic change was possible.

— Lech Walesa

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

The only thing that kept the Cold War cold was the mutual deterrence afforded by nuclear weapons.

— Chung Mong-joon

The lesson of the Cold War is that against nuclear weapons, only nuclear weapons can hold the peace.

— Chung Mong-joon

So with the end of the Cold War, it became increasingly obvious that there was no basis upon which any decision was being made, not in the White House, and certainly because of that, not in the Congress.

— Malcolm Wallop

The Cold War went on for so long that it bred a kind of worldwide military establishment. Even when budgets went down in the early and mid-nineties, it didn't really affect it.

— Robert D. Kaplan

Much has changed since the end of the Cold War that augurs well for the survival of our nation.

— Adam Schiff

A total nuclear freeze is counterproductive - especially now, when technology is rapidly changing and the Soviets have some important strategic advantages.

— Herman Kahn

The Cold War is over but Cold War thinking survives.

— Joseph Rotblat

Since the end of the Cold War two main nuclear powers have begun to make big reductions in their nuclear arsenals. Each of them is dismantling about 2,000 nuclear warheads a year.

— Joseph Rotblat

The Cold War was over long before it was officially declared dead.

— John le Carre

✗Opposing Perspectives

Without perestroika, the cold war simply would not have ended. But the world could not continue developing as it had, with the stark menace of nuclear war ever present.

— Mikhail Gorbachev