Talk:Cold War

Peer review

Cold War

I've listed this article for peer review because I want to later reassess the article for GA, I would do everything to have my first GA…

Thanks, Protoeus (talk) 01:22, 18 October 2025 (UTC)

Comments from Z1720

@Protoeus: This is an ambitious article to have as your first GA. Perhaps consider an article with a smaller scope. Here are some comments if still interested:

• There should be a citation at the end of every paragraph, minimum (except the lead and other exceptions). The article currently has some uncited text.
• At over 14,000 words, the article is considered WP:TOOBIG. I suggest spinning out text that can go into other articles and summarising what is left more effectively.
• "8 Spies Who Leaked Atomic Bomb Intelligence to the Soviets"." is not considered a reliable source and should be replaced or removed.
• I am not a fan of block quotes, and I think these can be removed and summarised instead.

I hope this helps. Z1720 (talk) 23:24, 27 December 2025 (UTC)

Comments by Borsoka

This is an important topic, and the amount of research invested in the article is evident and greatly appreciated. That said, the text is currently too long and should be reduced by at least 15%. Certain sections — for example, the discussion of the Pan-European Picnic — could be substantially shortened without any loss of substance. I would also like to raise some concerns regarding the sourcing. While the article cites a very large number of references, many of these address only specific (and often marginal) aspects of the Cold War rather than treating it as a coherent whole. In order to reflect the subject as it is presented in peer-reviewed scholarship, the article should rely predominantly on sources that are directly specialised in its core topic. Without this focus, it is difficult to ensure that each aspect of the Cold War is presented in proportion to its scholarly significance. Borsoka (talk) 02:47, 21 January 2026 (UTC)

There is a link misdirect

The link for the propaganda definition page links to “white propaganda” page and I do not have the ability to make the correction. I would be surprised if only this type of propaganda were used in the Cold War. While it paints the prettiest picture, may not be wholly accurate. TLL7 (talk) 05:11, 11 November 2025 (UTC)

TLL7 Good catch, thank you so much! I changed the redirect. Lova Falk (talk) 08:11, 11 November 2025 (UTC)

Legacy of Cold War

Opinions and further references are invited on the points mentioned here. Military coups and assassinations that overthrew democratic, elected governments in South America, Africa and Asia have been attributed to the eddies and undercurrents of the Cold War itself. Millions of people were killed (died) in the superpowers' proxy wars around the globe, most notably in eastern Asia. However, the aftermath of the Cold War is not considered to be concluded. Fear psychosis or neurosis has affected several generations of people in many countries and continents. Recovery after World War two through peace and reconciliation was severely compromised. Also, geo-political tensions based on the doctrine of nuclear deterrence slowed down many programs of the United Nations. Many of the economic and social tensions that were exploited to fuel Cold War competition in parts of the Third World remain acute. Opinions and further references are invited on the points mentioned here.EnkelEhrenberg (talk) 06:31, 1 December 2025 (UTC)

Second (clarification needed) Vietnam War

Could I remove the 'clarification needed' tag from the quote in Sino-Soviet split? Looking at the source, the phrase 'Second Vietnam War' was also used on page 17, suggesting it is not a misprint of Second Indochina War. MushNine (talk) 10:44, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

OK I did it MushNine (talk) 19:49, 2 May 2026 (UTC)

US and U.S.

This article currently uses both "US" and "U.S." as abbreviations for the United States. Per MOS:US, either form is acceptable, but usage should be consistent within an article. The page currently contains a mixture of both styles, so it should be standardized to one form throughout. Cl00m)Red -|talk|- 03:50, 26 May 2026 (UTC)