Case for War
... During the period of Cold War or West versus East bloc politics, each superpower (or bloc) aimed to control proliferation in the area of its interest. ... The two nations did not join the NPT during the period of the Cold War. ... Though the CWC is regarded as a significant anti-proliferation drive in the post-Cold War period, it certainly is not an ideal one. ... If during the cold war period, the US was guided by containing its rival camps nuclear moves, promotion of its supremacy has been the superpowers primary concern during the post-cold war period.