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From the 1950s, the situation between the Soviet Union and the United States became increasingly tense. The third world war seemed inevitable, and - as a member of the Warsaw Pact - our country could not be left out of it either. According to some plans, Hungary would have attacked Northern Italy or Bavaria in cooperation with other communist states. Of course, the Western NATO countries also had similar ideas in the event that an armed conflict turned out to be inevitable. Both sides would have supplemented these operations with smaller or larger nuclear weapons, even in densely populated areas. Fortunately, that never happened. From the 1950s the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union was becoming more and more tense. The Third World War seemed inevitable, and – as a member of the Warsaw Pact – Hungary was supposed to take part in it. According to some military plans, Hungary was to attack Northern Italy or Bavaria in cooperation with other communist states. Of course, Western NATO countries had similar ideas, in case armed conflict seemed unavoidable. Both sides would have used nuclear weapons – big or small – in these conflicts, even in densely populated areas. Fortunately, all this never had to happen.