Balance of terror

Question 1

What was limited war?

Answer 1

war fought with conventional weapons
limited in scale
restricted to a particular area/region

Question 2

When did limited war first emerge?

Answer 2

Korean war

Question 3

What steps were taken in the Korean war to prevent the use of nukes?

Answer 3

Stalin did not intervene directly
The us restricted the combat zone to Korea
Truman refused to use nukes on China despite Macarthurs request to use them

Question 4

When was the doctrine of Massive retaliation?

Answer 4

1954

Question 5

What was the doctrine of Massive retaliation?

Answer 5

emphasised retaliation by any means against threats to vital US interests
it was deliberately vague about what circumstances would lead to nuclear retaliation
Involved brinmkanship

Question 6

Who introduced flexible response?

Answer 6

Presdient Kennedy and his defence secretary Robert Mcnamara

Question 7

What was flexible response?

Answer 7

considered the possibility of a limited nuclear war
Mcnamara developed a second strike capability - the USA Could strike back if USSR Attacked them in nuclear war
included counterforce

Question 8

What was counterforce and when was it introduced?

Answer 8

1962

targeted USSR military installations instead of USSr cities as nuclear targets

Question 9

When was MAD achieved

Answer 9

Mid 1960’s