Mention any two major military features of the Cold War.

The Cold War started after the end of the Second World War. The Second World War ended with the atomic bomb dropping in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. With the defeat of the Axis powers and the devastation of Germany, the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR) became the greatest power blocs in the world. The main military features of the Cold War are:

• The two power blocs and the countries following them were expected to be rational and responsible.

• They must understand the risks and dangers in fighting wars with weapons of mass destruction and must avoid any armed combat that might involve the use of these weapons.

• They must restrain and avoid the occurrence of another world war.