What was the biggest reason why the soviet union and united states wanted to avoid a direct conflict with each other during the cold war?
-with nuclear weapons, it would be too destructive.
-so, they stayed popular with other countries.
-after world war ii, both their armies were too small.
-it probably would be too expensive.

The correct answer is: -With nuclear weapons, it would be too destructive

In essence, an open war between the two nations would be a nuclear war and no one could stomach that instant destruction.

“the battle of stalingrad is not a turning point necessarily in strategic terms, because a lot more has to be done before the soviets can be certain of defeating germany,” says renowned world war ii historian richard overy. the germans had fought nearly a thousand miles across the soviet union to get to stalingrad.

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