Tanks Of The Post–Cold War Era
The post–Cold War era is the period in World history (field), world history from the collapse of the Soviet Union on December 27, 1991 to the present. During the Cold War (12 March 1947 – 26 December 1991), the Soviet Union, Soviet domination of the Warsaw Pact led to effective standardization on a few tank designs. In comparison, France, Germany, the United States, and the United Kingdom had previously developed their own tank designs, but now tried to standardize their designs, while the smaller nations of NATO purchased or adapted these designs. The fall of the eastern bloc brought changes as the United States Military cut much of its expenditure, though the level rose again to comparable heights after the War on Terror started in 2001. After the Cold War, tank development continued into a List of main battle tanks by generation#Third, third generation of main battle tanks and because of the effectiveness of antitank weapons, the technology advanced dramatically as well ...
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