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The costs of the cold war are incalculable. Future generations will still be paying the interest on the debt accumulated by this event. Was it all necessary? The Soviet Union was an ally in World War 2 and expended the most of any country. Yet the United States worked tirelessly to rebuild the aggressors and enemies of that war--Japan and Germany--while alienating and isolating the very ally that was decisive in defeating Germany. The cold war developed from a mutual mistrust between East and West and had its genesis in 1917 when Lenin and the Bolsheviks came to power in Russia. Paranoia in Russia and the Soviet Union is not surprising. Russia has been overrun or attacked by the Swedes, the Mongols, the Poles, and Napoleon. And this is only up until 1812. In the 20th century Russia has fought off devastatingly deadly attacks from Germany in both world wars. Was there something that the US could have done to avoid the cold war and redirected the untold billions of dollars into social programs and infrastructure? Were there opportunities to avoid or prevent the arms build up? Did we miss opportunities to stop it along the way?This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
