What incidences was the U.S.S.R involved in during the Cold War?

Answer 1

The Soviets supplied Nuclear Missiles to Cuba in 1962, sparking the Cuban Missile Crisis of '62. The missiles were removed. The Soviets supplied North Korea with war material sparking the Korean War (1950-1953). The communists were stopped at the 38th Parallel in 1953. The Soviets supplied North Vietnam with Surface to Air Missiles (SAM's), Anti-Aircraft Artillery (AAA), MIG-17 and MIG-21 Jet Fighter Aircraft (Red China supplied MIG-19 (J-6 versions of the MIG-19) Jet Fighter Aircraft) to the North Vietnamese Air Force; as well as tanks, small arms, ammunition, ordinance, patrol boats, trucks, communication systems, radars, etc. The communists won their first war against the free world in 1975.

Answer 2

{| |- | The primary opponents were the US and the Soviet Union. The US was supported by NATO while the Soviet Union had the Soviet Bloc. While they were opponents, they did not actually have a war going on that was hot, they weren't shooting at each other. There were numerous engagements with others that were bullets were flying. |}

Answer 3

Russia's role in the Cold War was the opponent of the United States. Both nations were racing to put nuclear weapons in space and to control sPace for themselves.

Answer 4

The Cold War was a stand off between the United States and the Soviet Union, so to answer your original question, yes.