Category
page 1Cold War policies
domino theory
theory concerning the influence of Communism
mutual assured destruction
doctrine of military strategy in which a full-scale use of nuclear weapons by two or more opposing sides would cause the complete annihilation of both the attacker and the defender

containment
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deterrence theory
military strategy during the Cold War with regard to the use of nuclear weapons
Paasikivi–Kekkonen doctrine
foreign policy doctrine established by Finnish President Juho Kusti Paasikivi and continued by his successor Urho Kekkonen

Rollback
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In political science, rollback is the strategy of forcing a change in the major policies of a state, usually by replacing its ruling regime. It contrasts with containment, which means preventing the expansion of that state, and with détente, which means developing a working relationship with that state. Most of the discussions of rollback
massive retaliation
Military doctrine focusing on using more force in retaliation to an attack
flexible response
defense strategy implemented by John F. Kennedy in 1961 to address the Kennedy administration's skepticism of Dwight Eisenhower's New Look and its policy of massive retaliation
Reverse Course
shift in US-Japan relations and reconstruction during the Allied occupation