cooperation after cuba Flashcards
what was kenedy initialy inclined towards doing with the ussr and to appease oposition what did he have to demonstraight
cooperation
anti communist stance
what was the national security councils’s net evaluation subcommittee
a seacate part of the NSc who preped anual reports of nuclear war impact
how did the NSC net evaluation subcommittee confirm kenedys thinking about nukes
neither us/ussr can survive nuclear war ‘without suffering very servere damage and high casulties’
what did the NSC net evaluation subcommittee estimate the number of combined deaths there would be if there was a nuclear war in 1963/4
93 million
did the NSC net evaluation subcommittee believe the ussr was aware of the consiquences of nuclear war
yes
after the CMC what was kenedys stance towards nukes
avoiding a nuclear war was more important than winning one
what was MAD
mutualy assured distruction
how did MAD affect the arms race
detered nuclear development
what was kenedys stance towards volotile contires and nukes
wanted ti prevent them from gaining nuclear power
in 1963 how was japan from the bombs droped in 45
still recovering
because of the continued effects in japan what did kenedy want to do with nuked
he believed further nuclear destruction should be ended or at least limited
as a result of the ncs japan and mad what did kennedy start
negotiations to prevent nuclear weapons which continued untill the end of the cold war
what deplayed the negotiations kenedy started with the ussr
his assasination
in what way what khru action in cuba presented as a triumph
news paper pravada applauded his ‘calm and wisdom’
what was khru ameniable to in terms of us-soviet relations
a relationship based on mutual restraint, not brinkmanship
how did the sino-soviet split affect khruchev
made concilliation important to him
lost reliable ally in asia
which of khrus actions demonstrated ussr’s forign policy not perminent
reconsiliation with Tito/yugoslavia
what was khrus stance towards revolutionary movments
didnt see them as contradictory to relations with us
how did khru react to kenedys wish to creat common agreements eg limits on nukes
enthusiastic
when was the moscow washington hotline est
june 20th 1963
what was the moscow washington hotline
allowed direct communication between the kremlin and white house
what did the moscow washington hotline help do
build relations and reduce tensions with faster communication
give an example as to why faster communication between us and ussr was nesscary
during CMC it took 12 hours to decode khrus 3000 word settelement message
what were the limits to the moscaw washington hotline
ommited other contries and information was ‘theoreticaly secure’
when was the moscaw test ban treaty signed and by who
aug 5th 1963
us,uk,ussr
what did the moscaw test ban treaty do
prohibit nuclear testing in the atmosphere,space,underwater but not underground
what were the benifits to the moscaw test ban treaty
1st collective arms limitation agreement
hoped to diminish chances of nuclear war
satelights allowed monetering
accepted by china and france eventualy
what were the limits to the moscaw test ban treaty
china and france didnt sign initialy
public opposition
didnt include underground testing
when was the nuclear non proliferation treaty
july 1968
what was the nuclear non proliferation treaty
a means to check the spread nuclear weapons by the us, ussr and britain
what did the nuclear non proliferation treaty mean for nuclear development
the contries involved wouldn’t encourage or allow nuclear development but reaserch could still be done for peaceful purposes
what was the main principle of the nuclear non proliferation treaty
non nuclear states couldn’t have nukes
when did most un contries become signatories to the nuclear non proliferation treaty
between 1968-70
when did china and france finaly sign the nuclear non proliferation treaty but what did they do instead
1992
privately agreed to adhere to the terms in 1968
what factors led to further discussions on limitations
the nuclear non proliferation treaty
economic reasons
pressures from other countries
what led to the start of SALT
nixsons win
what did SALT do for the us
help improve international position
eg veitnamisation and relations w china
what did SALT mean for the ussr
allowed for a focus on internal affairs
when was SALT signed
1972
what were the benefits of SALT
allowed reduce in spending which allowed a domestic focus
what halted the descusions for a cut back in materials
soviet intervention in czechoslovakia
johnson’s decision not to re run
