Cold War


 * There is also a short story and a comic strip story with this name.

The Cold War was a term used to denote the tensions between the democratic nations of the world (particularly the United States and the United Kingdom) and the Communist nations of the world (particularly the Soviet Union) in which, though the tensions were high, no actual fighting occurred.

The Doctor took part in some events of the Cold War. (NA: First Frontier, EDA: Endgame)

During the Cold War, there were plans to build an underground headquarters for the British government in the event of a nuclear war. (DW: Invasion of the Dinosaurs) At one point, to avoid warring, American, China and Russia gave their nuclear destructor codes to Great Britain. (DW: Robot)


 * Both Invasion of the Dinosaurs and Robot imply that the Cold War was already over at the time those stories took place.

Though the Cold War ended in the later 20th century, there were two power blocs poised to annhilate each other by 2084. (DW: Warriors of the Deep)