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The Cold War Explained - Rockets, Rivalries, and Proxy Wars: Fighting Everywhere but Home

23 min · 7. apr. 2026
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Host Jaxon Miles examines how the Cold War Space Race became a desperate contest for survival between superpowers, and how proxy wars in Korea, Vietnam, and Afghanistan turned distant nations into battlegrounds — conflicts whose consequences still shape global politics today. Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTV This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

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