Sentence examples for for cold war from inspiring English sources

Aid has plummeted since the 1980s when it was a staging ground for cold war rivalries.

In fact it was invented by Soviet intelligence for cold war sting operations.

The plane, the most expensive jet fighter ever built, was designed for cold war aerial combat.

But at a moment when the nation seems nostalgic for cold war simplicity, this espionage drama answers the call.

The Moscow Olympics (boycotted by America) and then the Los Angeles games (boycotted by the Soviet Union) were vehicles for cold war posturing.

They were executed by electric chair in 1953, becoming the only two American civilians to be executed for cold war espionage.

It wasn't quite Checkpoint Charlie or the Glienicke bridge in Berlin, famous for cold war-era spy swaps.

But others say President Obama's statement this week that "we're not paying for cold war-era weapons we don't use" did not bode well for the F-22.

The next day, in a speech to Congress, Mr Obama promised to "reform our defence budget so that we're not paying for Cold War-era weapons systems we don't use".On March 4th he went further.

Here is something – his desire to reform the defence budget so that they are not paying for Cold War-era weapons systems that aren't used – we can directly pick up on by abandoning Trident.

We'll eliminate the no-bid contracts that have wasted billions in Iraq and reform our defense budget so that we're not paying for Cold War-era weapons systems we don't use.