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The bomb would be tested on Eniwetok atoll in the Pacific, and would give the United States a short-lived advantage in the nuclear arms race.
Since the bomb was a big step up in nuclear weapons, it had an affect on the arms race, one of the main ideas of the Cold War. It also linked to brinkmanship as well. With the bomb, the U.S. was another step towards mass worldwide casualties, but hoped to prevent that. -
After the Soviets successfully detonated an atomic device in September 1949, the United States accelerated its program to develop the next stage in atomic weaponry, a hydrogen bomb. The hydrogen bomb was 1,000 times more powerful than other nuclear devices. Many people, including some creators of the Atomic bomb, opposed the use of the bomb. Some argued that it would do little more than speed up the arms race, and that the Soviets would quickly follow suit. -
The "Space Age" would start when the Russian satellite, Sputnik was launched into orbit. Sputnik was launched corresponding to a plan to study the solar system, but many Americans feared that it could be used against the nation. The U.S was took off guard by this achievement, and instigated the start of the "space race". The Soviets were ahead of America for a while, achieving multiple victory's in the race. However, America would blast ahead when two Apollo 11 astronauts landed on the moon. -
The launch of Sputnik was huge success for the U.S.S.R in the arms race, or rather, the newly started space race. Considering that space is the next step for expansion, the launch could also be connected to containment. If the U.S got to space first, they could prevent Soviet expansion.
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SALT was aimed at curtailing the manufacture of strategic missiles capable of carrying nuclear weapons. It was first suggested by U.S. Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson in 1967, and agreed on by the two superpowers in 1968. However, full-scale negotiations would first begin in November 1969. One of the most important agreements of SALT was the ABM treaty, which limited missile sites and regulated anti-ballistic missiles that could be used to destroy incoming missiles. -
The final version of SALT would be signed and submitted to the U.S. Senate for ratification.
SALT was a part of the containment process by limiting the Soviet's use of ballistic and nuclear missiles. It was also part of brinkmanship; both superpowers had gotten too close the brink of nuclear power, and wanted to stop it.