NATO vs. Warsaw Pact: How the Ultimate Cold War Showdown Could Have Killed Millions

May 25, 2017 Topic: Security Region: Europe Blog Brand: The Buzz Tags: HistoryCold WarWorld War IIINATOWarsaw Pact

NATO vs. Warsaw Pact: How the Ultimate Cold War Showdown Could Have Killed Millions

The plans for war were truly terrifying. 

Kyle Mizokami is a defense and national security writer based in San Francisco who has appeared in the DiplomatForeign PolicyWar is Boring and the Daily Beast. In 2009 he cofounded the defense and security blog Japan Security Watch. You can follow him on Twitter: @KyleMizokami.

This first appeared last summer and is being reposted due to reader interest. \

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