Arms Race Flashcards by Unknown Unknown

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Trinity Test

A

16 July 1945

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Strategic Air Command (SAC)

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1946

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USSR Atomic Bomb (Joe 1)

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1949

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USA H Bomb (Mike)

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1952

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Rosenbergs Executed

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1953

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USSR H Bomb (Joe 4)

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1953

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USA H Bomb stronger than USSR

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25 times

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Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line

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1 July 1954

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U-2 Spy Plane (Lockheed U-2)

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1 Aug 1955

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USA ICBM (Atlas)

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1957

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USSR ICBM (R-7)

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1957

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Sputnik 1

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4 Oct 1957

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Sputnik 2 (Laika)

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3 Nov 1957

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USA Vanguard Satellite Fail

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7 Dec 1957

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USA Explorer 1 Success

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1 Feb 1958

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Sputnik 3

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15 May 1958

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USA Gordo the Monkey in Space

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13 Dec 1958

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1st Man in Space - Yuri Gagarin

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12 April 1961

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USA 1st SLBM

A

20 July 1960
Polaris A1

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USSR Soyuz II Fail

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Jun 1971

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USA Apollo 11 Moon Landing

A

21 July 1969

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USSR Soyuz II Fail

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Jun 1971

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Euro-Missile Crisis

A

1977: USSR deploys SS-20 IRBMs in Russia
1979: USA retaliates

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Space Race Ends

A

15 July 1975
Apollo-Soyuz Joint Mission