[mrkstu]

It was. We are very lucky there was never a direct confrontation between the different sides at the height of their strength. If the USSR and China had been able to create a common cause and gone fully aggressive in the 70s, there would've been a good chance of either a nuclear war or WWIII sweeping the world. That is a hot war.

[jacquesm]

Tell that to the Vietnamese and the Koreans.

[paulie_a]

Except for all those pesky wars, Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan

[Majestic121]

Vietnam was 1.5 millions casualties, give or take, civilians included.

WW2 was 60 million.

It's not about disparaging the importance of Vietnam and all, but the war could have been way hotter than what is was.