Marco Rubio said that contacts between the US and the USSR in the Cold War prevented a real war
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that even at the height of the Cold War and the threat of nuclear annihilation, contacts between the US and the USSR helped prevent a real war, emphasizing the importance of a high level of interaction.
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Why It Matters
The statement was made in the context of a discussion of the lessons of the Cold War for modern international relations.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said contacts between the United States and the USSR at the height of the Cold War helped prevent a real war.
Marco Rubio emphasized the importance of high-level interaction between the parties at this time.
NEW YORK, September 23 - RIA Novosti. Contacts between the United States and the USSR, even at the height of the Cold War, helped prevent a real war, said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
"Even at the height of the Cold War, even at the height of the threat of nuclear annihilation and the end of life on Earth, the United States frequently communicated and met with Russian officials. And thank the Soviet officials and God that we did that, because it prevented a real war," he said.
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- What specific contacts did you have in mind?
- What level of interaction was maintained between the United States and the USSR at the height of the Cold War?
- What lessons does this teach for current US-Russia relations?
