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
