We're all well aware of the death toll for the first and second world wars or any other large-scale conflict, but what about the Cold War, which seemed more of a psychological game between nations? It spanned decades and involved political machinations and espionage and an incredibly paranoid environment of fear and distrust in the halls of the powerful in the major powers during the middle part of the 20th Century, but how many deaths can be directly attributed to the Cold War itself? A handful of assassinations and suicides I can guess at, but were there any larger conflicts or massacres that were could be classed as an event in this category?
That is such a broad topic, i am not sure how you could get an exact answer. Because where does the "Cold War" Stop and where do you draw the line. Should Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan all be counted under the Cold war? What about China as well and its revolts. I would be interested in hearing an answer to this, but during that time when it was US vs USSR. What parts of that time do we add, because it happened due to the Cold War.