This is symbolic of the Cold war generally but is specifically about the cuban Missile Crisis (1962), This is Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, This is US President Kennedy, Both men are engaged in an arm wrestle, a symbol of the Cuban Missile Crisis, Both men are poised to launch nuclear bombs which will destroy the other, Each leader is sitting on the other's hydrogen bomb - this is a metaphor for MAD (mutually Assured Destruction), Khrushchev is sweating a lot more than Kennedy suggesting he's under the most pressure, With his tie, sharp suit, and cufflinks, Kennedy is the embodiment of wealth, privilege, and the success of the Capitalist system of , With his baggy suit, Khrushchev is the embodiment of a peasant farmer and a Communist system that cannot provides its leader with a decent suitd .

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