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Event war East Asia

Sino-Soviet Border Conflict

1969 CE

A brief but terrifying military clash between the two largest communist powers over disputed border islands.

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Undeclared conflict between China and the Soviet Union

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Conflict · East Asia

Sino-Soviet Border Conflict

1969 CE

A brief but terrifying military clash between the two largest communist powers over disputed border islands. Both sides mobilized millions of troops and the Soviets considered nuclear strikes before tensions gradually eased.

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