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What kept the Cold War from becoming a hot war?

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Both the United States and USSR were aware that they will engage in the nuclear wars, which would be devastating for all. This event would have been a Mutually Agreed Destruction (MAD). And hence, both countries did not let this cold war turn into a hot war, and ruin everything.

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