Editing The Cold War (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Applying</span> ==
'''Modeling the Prisoner's Dilemma in Nuclear Strategy:'''
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def nuclear_game(choice_a, choice_b):
    """
    Simulates the logic of the arms race.
    Choices: 'disarm' or 'build'
    """
    # Payoff: (Survival/Security Score)
    payoffs = {
        ('disarm', 'disarm'): (10, 10), # Peace (High score)
        ('build', 'disarm'): (15, -10), # Dominance for A, Vulnerability for B
        ('disarm', 'build'): (-10, 15), # Vulnerability for A, Dominance for B
        ('build', 'build'): (0, 0)      # MAD / Tension (Low score)
    }
    
    return payoffs[(choice_a, choice_b)]

# The "Rational" choice for each side individually is to 'build',
# because it avoids the -10 outcome. This leads to both choosing 'build' (Nash Equilibrium),
# resulting in (0, 0) instead of the socially optimal (10, 10).
print(f"Outcome of mutual distrust: {nuclear_game('build', 'build')}")
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; Turning Points
: '''1948: Berlin Airlift''' → The first major confrontation of the Cold War.
: '''1950-53: Korean War''' → The first major proxy war.
: '''1957: Sputnik''' → Start of the Space Race.
: '''1962: Cuban Missile Crisis''' → The peak of nuclear tension.
: '''1969: Moon Landing''' → US victory in the Space Race.
: '''1989: Fall of the Berlin Wall''' → The symbolic end.
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