Can the wars in Vietnam and Afghanistan be considered part of the Cold War?

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Blaine Rodgers

16 July, 07:36

Can the wars in Vietnam and Afghanistan be considered part of the Cold War?

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Corinne Fuentes · Answer 1

No

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A Cold War is a competition of science and technology, not fighting. For example, the Cold War against the US and Russia had to do with the space race and building nuclear weapons. The Vietnam War was a fight against the spread of communism.