Why Is the Adjective Cold Used to Describe the Cold

Why is the adjective cold used to describe the Cold War?

A) It began with a shortage of coal and heating fuel in Europe.
B) It hindered the spread of democracy in Western Europe.
C) It was a tense period of time without much use of direct combat.
D) It was a period of time in which there was no interaction between major world powers.
E) It froze military alliances in their pre-World War II configurations.