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Began the threat of US nuclear superiority
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End of U.S. monopoly an atomic threat
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Also known as the thermo-nuclear bomb,a significant power increase above a typical nuclear bomb
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Idea announced by Eisenhower,fueled the idea of MAD
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Names the r-7,was a significant range increase.Posted a major,showed society that the USSR was a very strong wold power
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Major soviet advance is space-race,moral shift,showed society that the USSR was a very strong world power
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USAF spy craft shot down over USSR
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An unnecessarily large bomb meant for intimidation
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Heavily criticized as only being preemptive
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Soviet missiles placed in Cuba,and US missiles in Turkey.End result were the withdrawal of missiles from Cuba and Turkey and the creation of the nuclear hotline
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Did not include China,But the other major world powers agreed to stop testing nuclear fallout,and partially to slow the arms race and move towards Detente
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Added great accuracy to missiles
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Nations with nuclear capabilities agreed to not spread nuclear weapons and technology to nations without nuclear capabilities.
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Proposed idea of a laser based anti-missile system, would be an end to MAD. Unrealistic technology, but in combination with the failing USSR economy, was enough to end the Cold War