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Originally Posted by JALU3
There is also the ongoing, cold conflict left on the Korean Peninsula. There you still have 8th Army and two Brigades of 2nd ID. With rear support coming from Japan, Okinawa, and Guam. Although it is not a hot conflict, it is still the last vestage of the Cold War that exist today. There are still hundreds, if not thousands, of artillery pieces pointed southward . . . and look at how it effects current relations with the "Hermit Kindgom" today.
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I would agree with this statement. The Korean war was the only real war with a direct link to the cold war. The US took the Southern Side and the Russians and the Chinese supported " Under the table" the North Koreans. The Canadians and British also helped out the south and there today is still a "No mans land" along the length of the 38th parallel. It is said that the US before they were streched thing by The War on Terror
would have been able to put 75000 troops on the ground in the south in less the 30 days. If that's not a sign that its still a relic of the cold war then what is.
Another thought During the age of Boris Yeltson ( I'm pretty sure I spelt that name wrong) Russia was a country on the downswing after "losing" the cold war and the race to the moon; another integrile part of the cold war don't forget. When Putin took his place he found ways to make the vast resources of Russia work in his favour and now the 2nd cold war is upon us. If you use North Korea as a link between the first and now possible second Cold War, you could cover all three on a Regional political and world political basis.
Third thought, the break-up of the soviet Union was a sign of the very importance to the Soviets of winning the cold war, and when the Wall came down in Berlin, and the Union broke up, that could still be considered a part of the problem in that world : afghanistan, Pakistan ect. ect.
I have studied war and world politics since I was 7 years old, and if you would like to dicuss this in more depth, don't be afraid to contact me via private message, or a e-mail.