In the Cold War, a key question was how nuclear weapons could be used as tools of geopolitical coercion and aggression by the Soviet Union, or as means of stabilizing and sustaining a favorable global status quo by the United States.
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“in the Cold War uh one of the key questions is how nuclear weapons can either be used as tools of geopolitical coercion uh and aggression by the Soviet Union and its allies or as means of of stabilizing sustaining a favorable Global status quo by the United States”
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'We’re Living In a Pre-War World. Great Power War Is No Longer Unthinkable.' | Ep. 49 Hal Brands— Decoding Geopolitics Podcast with Dominik PreslCreated: 8/11/2026, 7:56:42 AM
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