In space of one week , world 's two great powers decide their immediate futures . The US and USSR are both nuclear superpowers with the potential to destroy each other in a matter of minutes if they ever got together ( or at least that was what everyone thought ). : Opinion : U.S. has pivoted to Asia away from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan . Away from heat of politics and trade , ordinary people are building bridges .
In space of one week , world 's two great powers decide their immediate futures . The US and USSR are both nuclear superpowers with the potential to destroy each other in a matter of minutes if they ever got together ( or at least that was what everyone thought ). U.S. has pivoted to Asia away from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan . Away from heat of politics and trade , ordinary people are building bridges .