Tensions between the United States and Soviet Union were most felt in the regions bordering the Iron Curtain, notably West Germany and East Germany, and during this time relations between the two superpowers were characterized by hostile attitudes, spying, and numerous incidents resulting in loss of life and equipment.
アメリカ合衆国とソビエト連邦の間の緊張は鉄のカーテンの境界線地帯、特に西ドイツと東ドイツで感じられ、この期間のこの2大超大国間の関係は敵対的な態度、諜報活動や数多くの事件による人的物的損失により特徴づけられていた。