On the Brink of Nuclear War

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On the Brink of Nuclear War

1945 – USA Atomic Bomb 1949 – USSR Atomic Bomb 1953 – Hydrogen Bomb

Mutual Assured Destruction

Limiting Nuclear Testing SALT Strategic Arms Limitation Talks 1969 Anti-Ballistic Missiles Missiles that could shoot down other missiles 60s Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Agreed to not develop nuclear weapons Limited Test Ban Treaty 1963, nuclear tests underground Era of détente 1970s diplomatic means rather than military

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5tmkna-k-U

Threat of War Cuban Missile Crisis Naval quarantine Soviet missiles in Cuba US missiles in Turkey 13 days

Bomb Shelters

Duck and Cover http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyOXMIZ7MpY&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

In your view, did Civil Defense and the producers of this film really believe the “facts” presented in this film, or did they believe the film would serve as propaganda to ease the minds of children or parents who were concerned that war between the U.S. and USSR was inevitable?

Nuclear Arms Race https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLCF7vPanrY

THE COLD WAR TAKES TO THE SKIES The Space Race was initially dominated by the Soviets On October 4, 1957, they launched Sputnik, the world’s first artificial satellite Sputnik traveled around earth at 18,000 miles an hour, circling the globe every 96 minutes

“It was a Space Race victory that would have broken Sarah McLachlan’s heart” - TIME

U-2 PLANES SPY ON SOVIETS In the late 1950s, the CIA began secret high-altitude spy missions over Soviet territory The U-2’s infra-red cameras took detailed pictures of Soviet troop movements & missile sites

U-2 SPY PLANE SHOT DOWN OVER USSR On May 1, 1960, Gary Power’s U-2 spy plane was shot down over Soviet territory Powers parachuted into Soviet territory, was captured and sentenced to 10-years in prison Because of this incident, the 1960s opened with tension between the two superpowers as great as ever Powers was released in 1962 in exchange for convicted Soviet spy Rudolph Abel

Crash Course https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9HjvHZfCUI&index=39&list=PLBDA2E52FB1EF80C9

Post war hope and cold war fears video on demand