The Cold War, unlike OTL, was a multipolar struggle for supremacy that lasts to the present day. After the Second Great War, Seven Superpwoers emerged: Emerging supwerpowers include: Empire of Japan North African Alliance Republic of Argentina There were several key fields where the superpowers vie for supremacy: 1. Nuclear. Each superpower desperately sought nuclear supremacy. Although Russia had the first nukes, the USA soon caught up in 1952. China followed suit in 1963, Colombia in 1969 and India in 1975.