mutually assured destruction and brinkmanship Flashcards
(10 cards)
what happened within a few years of the start of the arms race
within a few years, both the ussr and the usa had the ability to totally obliterate the other
what did the americans have by 1960
the americans had nucleur missiles that could be fired from land, sea and air
what was polaris
polaris was a missile that could be launched from a submarine
what was mutually assured destruction
the knowledge that launching a weapon would lead to retaliation and therefore the destruction of both sides.
what did mutually assured destruction mean for the world
mad was probably the main reason no nucleur weapons were ever launched
what did any moment of tension mean
from the 1950s onwards, any moment of tension bought the fear of nucleur war
what was brinkmanship
each side would push the other to the brink of using weapons, knowing they would eventually back down.
what were the two events that raised the possibility of nucleu war
berlin blockade and the korean war
when did the world come closest to destruction
the cuban missile crisis in 1962
what hapoened as a result of the cuban missile crisis
the two sides began to discuss reducing their nucleur arsenals and a direct phone line between the white house and the kremlin
