arms race Flashcards
what was the arms race
a competition between nations for superiority in the development and accumliation of weapons
what were the 2 types of bombs and their reactions
a bomb- splitting attoms fission
H bomb- nuclei merge fusion
whats the impact of nuclear weapons
short and long turm devistation
instant deaths and long term nuclear fall out leading to deffects
when was the baruch plan and how did it go
failed!
1945
what was the baruch plan
the usa and ussr attempted to establish preposals for international controll of atomic weapons via the un atomic energy commision
what did the us prepose in the baruch plan
june 1945- frequent inspections for un member states
why did the baruch plan fail
the us refused to destroy their stock pile
ussr refused inspections untill the us destroyed their weapons
the plan falls due to to mistrust and the arms race continues
when and what was the mcmahan act
1946
banns the exchanging of nuclear seacrates
between what time do the us mainly dominate
1945-55
in what ways do the us dominate in 1945-55
-1st a bomb 1945
-nuclear monoploy untill 1949
-1st H-bomb 1952 (ussr 1953)
-1st lithium bomb mar 1954 (ussr sept)
-focus on rocket based delivery systems
how much more powerfull was the lithium bomb than the a bomb/ other advantage
1500X
didnt need to be cooled
between was the us concerned with the ‘missile gap’
1957-59
what was the ‘missile gap’
a percieved gap between the ussr and the us in the arms race
what event sparked the fear of a missile gap
ussr lauch of sputnik in 1957 the first ICBM
what and when was the gaither report and what did it inaccuratly show
nov 1957 the gaither report,CIA and us public INACCURATLY suggested that that the us was up to 100 ICBM behind
what proved the gaither report belief wrong
the use of u2 spy planes saw that the ussr was slow to produce warheads and only had 10 ICBMs by 1959
when was the tsar bomber detonated and by who
october 30th 1961
Ussr
couldnt be loded into an icbm
what was the bower of the tsar bomber
most powerful bomb ever dettonated
it was the equivelant of all the bombs detonated in ww2 X10
what were some of the us actions to close the ‘missile gap’
bermuda confrence 1957
NASA
deploy Thor ICBMs
increase funding in stem education
deploy SLBMs
1054 minuet men
what was the 1st us satelite and when was it launched
explorer 1958
how were satelights used
servay u2 flights
reveal ussrs limitations
where did the us deploy the thor missiles
uk, italy,turkey
graduated nuclear exchange
what was the strategic air comand
a 24/7 nuclear attack responce
deployed and managed us nuclear forces
when did the us and ussr get aircraft bombers
us-1955
ussr1956
what were the weaknesses of aircraft bombers
slower
can be shot down
when and who was the 1st man in space
1961
soviet yuri gagarin
when was the 1st SLBM
1960 by the us submarine polaris
what did jfk order in july 1961
the construction of 41 nuclear submarines
what are the strengths of submarines
mobile
harderned- MAD
