At the instigation of Betty and their mother, Alexis and Daniel set aside their differences and formed a fragile détente.
In September 1959, Coon Rapids played a role in promoting détente between the United States and the Soviet Union, when area resident Roswell Garst hosted Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev on his farm.
Following her exit from Detente, Dawn Crosby together with producer Ross Robinson went on to form Fear of God, which was signed to Warner Bros. Records.
July 24–26, 2008: Abandoned, At War, Axehammer, Beehler, Benedictum, Black Hawk, Blaze Bayley, Deadly Blessing, Death SS, Destructor, Détente, Exodus, Impaler, Lethal, Messenger, Mortal Sin, New Eden, Picture, Praying Mantis, Rebellion, Roxxcalibur, Sodom, Stone Cold Black, Sweet Savage, Wild Dogs
NATO's decision to deploy a new generation of strategic nuclear warheads in Europe and U.S. President Ronald Reagan's planned military buildup program signaled the end of detente, a return to heightened Cold War tensions, and renewed fears of nuclear war.