Why The Cold War Is Still Here Essay

The Cold War was a very rough experience that lead two powerful nations to attack each other. The same concept is happening in today's society but with three very powerful nations, which are: Russia, North Korea and the United States. The rulers, Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump are threatening each other with nuclear threats. These nuclear threats and the new creations of nuclear weapons is to show the other countries that they are stronger and more powerful. With the constant back and fourth of sending threats, the people of the countries and of the world is getting concerned with the possibility that another Cold War may begin. The quote “The Cold War Is Long Gone, but the Nuclear Threat Is Still Here" fully explains the conflict with the three nations and how they still send threats of …show more content…
Now that Russia is more powerful, Putin has made nuclear threats to the United States and to North Korea. When the quote speaks that “ the nuclear threat is still here” and with everything going on in our current society it makes me totally agree with that part of the quote. The Soviet Union has revealed a new array of nuclear weapons with a video of the missiles hitting the US state of Florida. Putin also states that these missiles can reach anywhere in the world. With Putin claiming new nuclear weapons, the US also claims that they have a new array of nuclear weapons to attack other countries. With these new, stronger nuclear weapons being created from Russia shows us how Russia is powerful now and during the Cold War. "It's back to the bad old days of Russia trying to claim its glory through having weapons of mass destruction" said Jeremy Bash, a former chief of staff in the Department of Defense and CIA. Not only is Russia sending threats to the US but the US are sending them back. Russia and the United States are always bashing heads with each other to show higher political