It also holds up surprisingly well as a jarring allegory for the population's fears over escalating cold war tensions.
And, of course, there was the motive: an escalating cold war between Israel and Iran being played out in cities all over the globe, from Tbilisi to Delhi and now, apparently, Bangkok.
As Mr. Chivers's detailed history then skirts as far back as the United States Civil War and brings us right up to the current conflict in Afghanistan, the message of his prologue is clear: For all that the escalating cold war shaped the last 60 years, no one was ever killed in conflict by a Russian nuke.
MUSCAT, Oman — As Iran finds itself locked in an escalating cold war-style conflict with Egypt, Saudi Arabia and other Arab nations, the quietly influential Sultanate of Oman has accelerated its cooperation with Tehran, nurturing an alliance that helps empower Iran while highlighting the deep divisions among Arab capitals.
Finally, note the strong negative post-midterm correlation between the S&P 500 close and U.S. Geopolitical Risk, as latter has been exacerbated by recent developments like the Syria troop withdrawal, the Mattis resignation and escalating "cold tech war" tensions with China.
Doctor Manhattan gives the West a strategic advantage over the Soviet Union, which by the 1980s threatens to escalate the Cold War into a nuclear war.
Furthermore, largely because of the escalating Cold War during the 1950s, the cultivation of the American nuclear family and the idealized domestic space was part of an ideological battle against Soviet Russia.
By the early 1960s, his office had become a "dynamo room" for waging and escalating the Cold War.
Dr. Ramo was best known for leading the development of the weapon that escalated the Cold War into a potentially apocalyptic struggle.
North Korea stopped sending out such coded messages by shortwave radio after the Koreas held a summit meeting in 2000, agreeing to de-escalate the Cold War-era intrigue on the divided peninsula.
The documents were disclosed by The New York Times and Der Spiegel, and are also part of a book by Der Spiegel, "The N.S.A. Complex". The documents, as well as interviews with intelligence officials, offer new insights into the United States' escalating digital cold war with Beijing.
