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in a war against US-backed guerrilla
the US open Strategic Arms
The Soviet Union and The US uses laser-guided The Soviet Union becomes engaged The fall of the Berlin US Panoramic Night Vision
bombs to destroy Thanh
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
goggles are developed,
Wall marks the end
Tomahawk Cruise
The US Predator
missiles enter service
US and British
1969 Limitation Talks (SALT) 1972 Bridge in North Vietnam 1979 forces in Afghanistan 1983 1989 of the Cold War 1995 (UAV) enters service 2000s providing 95-degree vision 2003 Iraq
forces invade
1991
2001
1999
1983–88
1973
1970
The hijacking of five airliners Arab states use Soviet-supplied surface- The Falklands War is fought Iraq uses mustard gas and A US-led coalition uses precision- Making heavy use of aerial Muslim extremists destroy New York’s in support of rebels in Libya PRESENT
2011
1982
guided munitions against Iraq
World Trade Center; the US leads
to-air (SAM) missiles against Israeli
NATO air forces intervene
other chemical weapons
bombardment, NATO air forces
by Palestinians begins a wave
in Operation Desert Storm
against Iran and Kurds
aircraft in the Yom Kippur War
between Britain and Argentina
defeat Serbia in the Kosovo War
an invasion of Afghanistan
of international terrorism
THE TWIN TOWERS—2001 BAGHDAD—2003 COMBAT IN AFGHANISTAN—2010