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2nd January 1980: Jimmy Carter instigates the end of détente after the USSR invades Afghanistan

  • 2nd January 2023
  • Tagged as: Afghanistan, Brezhnev, Carter, Cold War, Detente, Soviet-Afghanistan War, USA, USSR

In response to Soviet military intervention in Afghanistan, Jimmy Carter brought the period of détente to an end.

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