Cold War, which was sometimes quite hot.
Bureaucrats/Politicians didn't call it WWIII but got people killed/crippled/screwed up for life anyway.
JMHO, those "Not-a-Wars" have done more damage to average citizens than if we'd been trading nukes. Considering that political capitols/Centers of Power are high on nuke target priorities, maybe a real war would be preferable.
Yep