DÉTENTE:
MEANS “RELAXING THE TENSION” IN FRANCAIS BETWEEN BREZHNEV AND NIXON 1970’S DÉTENTE: MEANS “RELAXING THE TENSION” IN FRANCAIS BETWEEN BREZHNEV AND NIXON
BUT Y MAKE FRIENDS WITH CHINA? 1. THEY HAVE 1.35 BILLION PPL 2. THEY GET NUKES IN THE 60’S AND ICBM’S IN THE 1970’S 3. TO PISS OFF RUSSIA!!!!!!
1972:TRIANGULAR DIPLOMACY NIXON RUSSIA CHINA
BUT Y SHOULD NIXON RELAX WITH RUSSIA? A. 1962: CUBAN MISSLE CRISIS B. WWIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! C. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS BROUGHT US TO THE BRINK OF WWIII THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS BROUGHT US TO THE BRINK OF WWIII. HALTING NUCLEAR TESTING IS NOT ENOUGH.
THE ARMS RACE IS EXPENSIVE RUSSIA IS SPENDING 25% OF THEIR GDP ON THEIR MILITARY BUT AMERICA IS SPENDING QUITE A BIT ON THE ARMS RACE AS WELL VIETNAM IS RAGING AND WE NEED RUSSIA’S HELP TO GET OUT OF IT .
#3. THE USSR HAS AS MANY NUKES AS THE U. S #3.THE USSR HAS AS MANY NUKES AS THE U.S. THIS IS KNOWN AS NUCLEAR PARITY YAY!
RELAXATION PART 1
1968: NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY BETWEEN NIXON AND BREZHNEV. PROLIFERATION MEANS TO SPREAD. NON-PROLIFERATION MEANS TO PREVENT THE SPREADING OF.
DID THE NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY WORK? 2014: 9 countries have nukes (One unofficially) Can you name them? 1. 5. 2. 6. 3. 7. 4. 8. One unofficially
RELAXATION PART 2
At the same time, however, let’s work on PEACEFUL NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
RELAXATION PART 3: SALT
STRATEGIC ARMS LIMITATION TREATY 1972! NIXON AND BREZHNEV
SALT II FAILED CUZ OF AFGHANISTAN
2. ICBM (INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILES) SALT I (1972) 1. ABM (ANTI-BALLISTIC MISSLES) 2. ICBM (INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILES) 3. TRIDENT NUCLEAR SUBMARINES
SALT PART 1: MISSILE DEFENSE (ABM)
ISRAEL’S IRON DOME
SALT PART 2: LIMIT ICBMS
ICBM: INTERCONTINETAL BALLISTIC MISSLES
SALT PART 3: LIMIT NUCLEAR SUBS
Man who set fire to nuclear submarine gets 17 years Torching of nuke sub costs $400 million http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/07/us/navy-submarine-lost/
THE INVASION OF AFGHANISTAN (1979) ENDS DÉTENTE ONCE AND FOR ALL
THE BASIC PRINCIPLES AGREEMENT: LAID OUT HOW THE 2 SUPERPOWERS WOULD WORK TOGETHER TO PREVENT NUCLEAR WAR EVENTUALLY, WASHINGTON AND MOSCOW WOULD GET A HOTLINE, THE RED PHONE
IN ADDITION, WE ALL AGREE TO COOPERATE HELSINKI, FINLAND (1975) IN EXCHANGE FOR INTERNATIONALLY REOGNIZING THE EXISTENCE OF EAST GERMANY THE RUSSIANS AGREE TO THEORETICALLY HONOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF THOSE BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN IN ADDITION, WE ALL AGREE TO COOPERATE
This is how we got the inimitable Mikhail Barishnakov. This is also why the entire Cuban Soccer Team just disappeared in Miami International Airport.
BESIDES AFGHANISTAN (1979) WHY DID DÉTENTE COME TO AN END? Not only did we lose Vietnam but Laos and Cambodia became Communist as well. Mozambique in Africa became Communist and so did Guinea Bissau. Remember, Communism is not always coming from Moscow! Russia and America supported competing forces in Angola in one of their many proxy wars Ethiopia too! They have no food, but plenty of AK-47’s. Even Cuba sent 10,000 troops to Ethiopia!