Therefore, the United States and the Soviet Union went to great lengths to establish connections in these countries by offering economic and military support to gain strategically located alliances (e.g. the United States in Vietnam or the Soviet Union in Cuba).
Amerika Serikat dan Uni Soviet pun berlomba-lomba membina hubungan dengan menawarkan bantuan ekonomi dan militer demi mendapat sekutu strategis (misalnya Amerika Serikat di Vietnam atau Uni Soviet di Kuba).