Imagine two superpowers, once allies, now enemies. Weapons of mass destruction; stockpiled, but never used in battle. A war, never fought. From 1945 through 1950, the wartime alliance between the U.S.A. and Soviet Union deteriorated. Several times, during the next four decades, these powers clashed, though never physically. This period of fear and suspense was dubbed as the “Cold War”. But what what weapons were used to fight a war that was never physically fought? These “weapons” used fight the Cold War were economics, political alliances, and nuclear munition. One “weapon used to fight the Cold War was economics. The United States loaned more money the the U.K. and France under the Marshall Plan than they did any other countries (Doc. A).