Immediate changes resulting from the successful Reagan-Gorbachev Compromise include the Soviet troop withdrawal out of Afghanistan and the ending of civil conflicts in Angola, Ethiopia, and Southeast Asia, leading to negotiated settlements. Positive effects of the Reagan-Gorbachev Compromise include the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe, the development of technologies for nuclear power and energy, and the use of radiation for improving medical treatment and health. The negative effects of the Cold War conflict include the high financial costs for both the United States and the Soviet Union, the loss of lives fighting proxy wars in Korea and Vietnam, the amount of radioactive waste pumped into the atmosphere from nuclear tests, and
