| The precarious political situation between the two superpowers was almost a constant reference point in my early teenage years. |
| If the South seceded, the European superpowers would have cooked, carved and devoured the weakened American eagle. |
| After dalliances with both superpowers, the president the country into economic isolation. |
| The previous bipolar world order, based on mutual deterrence between the two superpowers, engendered a sort of mutual neutralisation. |
| Another was submarine-launched ballistic missiles as a part of the nuclear deterrent of the superpowers. |
| There are no supernatural events, wild chases through the jungle, superpowers, or other falsehoods. |
