Tactics – Episode 18: The Cold War

The Cold War wasn’t fought with armies crossing borders—it was fought with fear, pressure, patience, and strategy on a global chessboard.

It was a battle where one mistake could’ve ended civilization itself.

From launch-on-warning nuclear policies to proxy wars in Vietnam and Afghanistan, the Cold War was a relentless game of survival between two systems locked in a battle of wills.
Reagan’s escalation, the Soviet Union’s economic exhaustion, and the high-stakes bluff of "Star Wars" changed the tide without a shot ever being fired between the superpowers themselves.

Victory didn't come from pulling the trigger—it came from outlasting the enemy.