Cold War Season 1 Episode 24 Conclusions

The United States proves the stronger and the Soviet Union implodes. The balance of terror that has kept the peace in Europe for more than 40 years vanishes, but no new world order readily emerges. Politically and economically, the rest of Europe grows together. Germany is reunified. Shorn of its empire and no longer communist, Russia awaits its future with its economy in chaos. The United States counts the peace dividend and the social cost. The Cold War has ended without nuclear weapons being used.