Attitudes following CMC

Question 1

What were the attitudes of Khrushchev and JFK following CMC?

Answer 1

• While Khrushchev was interested in concept of peaceful coexistence, he had to show a strong anti-Western position to maintain dominance over China and Communist world.
• After Cuban Missile crisis – both were interested in engagement and discussions.

Question 2

Who was General Leon Johnson and what he the director of?

Answer 2

• He was the director of the National Security Council’s Net evaluation Subcommittee
• Committee was a top secret part of NSC which prepared annual reports to consider impact that nuclear war would have

Question 3

What was the estimation of the report given to JFK in Summer 1963?

Answer 3

• Estimated that in the event of nuclear war in 1963 or 1964, the two counties would have a combined 93 million casualties.
• Acknowledged USSR also aware of consequenced

Question 4

What was MAD?

Answer 4

This in itself was a deterrent to use them and a reason to maintain a large stockpile of these weapons
- Understanding that the use of weapons would be mutually destructive for each power

Question 5

Who in 1963 had weapons and JFK opinion/action to this?

Answer 5

USA, USSR, UK and France
- JFK began negotiations with other nuclear powers with hope of preventing their further use
- Wanted these powers to remain the only ones with nuclear ability