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First US Atomic Bomb Detonated
Began the threat of US nuclear superiority -
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USSR Detonates their first atomic bomb
End of U.S. monopoly an atomic threat -
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America tests hydrogen bomb
Also known as the thermo-nuclear bomb,a significant power increase above a typical nuclear bomb -
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Massive retaliation
Idea announced by Eisenhower,fueled the idea of MAD -
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First ICBM missile launched by USSR
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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US develop ICBM technology
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Sputnik put into orbit
Major soviet advance is space-race,moral shift,showed society that the USSR was a very strong world power -
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U-2 Incident
USAF spy craft shot down over USSR -
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Soviets detonate Tsar Bomb
An unnecessarily large bomb meant for intimidation -
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First human space flight
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Mc Namara
Heavily criticized as only being preemptive -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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 -
Partial Test Ban Treaty
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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US develop MIRV systems
Added great accuracy to missiles -
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USSR develop defense AMB systems
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Non-Proliferation Treaty
Nations with nuclear capabilities agreed to not spread nuclear weapons and technology to nations without nuclear capabilities. -
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USSR develop MIRV technology
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Strategic Defense Initiative
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