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But the tensions between the two powers would be better described as a “cool war,” characterized not by old-fashioned spheres of interest, proxy wars, and the threat of “mutually assured destruction,” but by an unprecedented combination of wide-ranging competition and deep interconnection.

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Merely by making the single decision to leave, her parents assured that their daughter would get access to books.

Similarly, if we'd had this talk 30 or 40 years ago, we would have seen how the rise of nuclear weapons, and the threat of mutually assured destruction they imply, prevents a direct fight between the two superpowers.

We told her stories and assured her that we were still with her.

And they assured me that they had enough to eat in Ghana and came to the US willingly.

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