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Arms Race Flashcards

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Americans develop 1st atomic bomb

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1945

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USSR detonates it’s 1st atomic bomb

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1949

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USA detonates first hydrogen bomb

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1952, 1000x more powerful

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USSR detonates it’s hydrogen bomb

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1953

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USA develop H-bomb small enough to be dropped by a bomber

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1954

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USSR develops ICBM

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1957

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USSR develops sputnik

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October 1957

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USA puts satellite into orbit

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Jan 1958

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SALT

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1972

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