To begin, it didn't promote "peace" as much as it promoted a "cold war" which is the whole point of the name, Cold War.
Nuclear Weapons essentially forced the US and the Soviet Union into an uncomfortable draw.
They knew they couldn't fight each other directly so they fought each other in a series of devastating proxy wars around the world.
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Byzantium was created to preserve the civilization and values of both the Greeks, and Romans.
