Cooperation Flashcards
What event marked the beginning of increased cooperation between the USSR and USA during the Cold War?
Post Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.
What was the Washington-Moscow hotline?
-The hotline was established in 1963 to enable direct communication between the leaders of the USA and USSR.
-It symbolised a new spirit of cooperation
- to prevent misunderstandings during crises eg with Cuba.
What major agreement was signed in 1968 to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons?
The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).
What was the significance of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project in 1972?
It was the first international human spaceflight mission, symbolizing cooperation in space exploration.
What was SALT I about?
Agreement was aimed at reducing the number of strategic ballistic missile launchers.
What does SALT stand for?
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks.
What was one consequence of the cooperation between the USSR and USA post-Cuban Missile Crisis?
Reduced tensions and the establishment of communication channels.
What were the focus’s of cooperation between the USSR and USA during this period?
A) Arms control
B) Space programs
C) Diplomatic dialogue
What was the primary focus of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT)?
To limit the number of nuclear weapons and delivery systems.
How did the Cuban Missile Crisis influence future US-Soviet relations?
It highlighted the need for direct communication and agreements to prevent nuclear conflict.
Why did both sides feel nuclear restrictions were necessary?
- Cuban missile crisis
- USA wanted to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons to potentially volatile countries
- Devastation in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan
- Becoming increasingly expensive
- Development of MIRVs and ABMs which undermined MAD
What was the Moscow test Ban treaty?
-1963 above ground , underwater and outer space nuclear testing prohibited
Limitations of the Moscow test Ban treaty
- didn’t include underground testing
- not signed by China or France- continued testing until 1990’s
- USA continued to produce ICBM’s and SLBMs
Significance of the Moscow test ban treaty
- first collective agreement to establish arms limitations
- addressed the fact that nuclear war was a possibility
- showed a commitment to the easing of cold war tensions
- paved the way for future treaties
When did China become a nuclear power?
1964
What was the Non-proliferation treaty do?
- prevented countries from encouraging or transferring other states nuclear weapons
- can still develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes
- China and France didn’t initially sign
