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A period of hostile relations between rivals where direct open warfare between them is largely undesired and avoided.

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cold war

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/ˌkəʊld ˈwɔː/

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A period of hostile relations between rivals where direct open warfare between them is largely undesired and avoided.

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国家間や勢力間で直接的な軍事衝突を行わず、代理戦争や政治・経済的な対立を繰り広げる緊張状態。一般的には、第二次世界大戦後の米ソ間の冷戦を指す。

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The cold war forced nations to choose allies carefully while avoiding direct military confrontation.

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冷戦は各国に同盟を慎重に選ばせ、直接的な軍事衝突を避けさせた。

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A period of hostile relations between rivals where direct open warfare between them is largely undesired and avoided.

James Burnham's theory has been much discussed, but few people have yet considered its ideological implications—that is, the kind of world-view, the kind of beliefs, and the social structure that would probably prevail in a state which was at once unconquerable and in a permanent state of “cold war” with its neighbours.

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