The Nuclear Arms Race 1949-1962
A mind map on the Nuclear Arms Race between 1949 and 1962.
- Created by: Sam Brewer
- Created on: 02-06-13 12:13
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- The Nuclear Arms Race 1949-62
- American nuclear monopoly lasted until 1949
- After 1949 conventional forces became largely irrelevant
- NSC-68
- Having nuclear weapons in two nations may act as an incitement to war, not as a deterrent
- 1950
- Truman's National Security Council
- After Stalin's death in 1953, the USSR saw nuclear weapons as the key to peace
- US 'Massive Retaliation'
- NSC-162/2
- 1953
- Stalin's death didn't change the likelihood that Soviet Union would conduct a nuclear attack against the US
- Need to develop a 'strong military posture'
- Meant to keep economic cost of defence down
- Served as a deterrent policy making the USSR believe that any nuclear attack would be met with an extreme nuclear response
- NSC-162/2
- Sputnik
- October 1957
- Soviet- first satellite to orbit Earth
- USA thought it showed a clear Soviet advantage in the arms race
- No known defence against a nuclear attack from space
- American nuclear monopoly lasted until 1949
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