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1948 – Truman Elected

The USSR joins the “Nuclear Club” August 1949

ARMS RACE

1st Hydrogen Bomb (H-bomb) “ ” 1952

Tested on coral island (Bikini Atoll) in Pacific

Mike fireball seconds after detonation

1/2 hour after test mls 45,000 ft.

Election 1952 – Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President

March ‘53: Stalin dies Nikita Khrushchev becomes next Soviet leader

Focus on air power & nukes instead of costly ground troops & navies

A smaller army & navy required new way of fighting communism Ike consults with John Foster Dulles

Sec of State Dulles proposes policy of...

If Soviets launch nuke at any nation the US would respond with one at them! Idea: Make Soviets think twice

This leads the 2 superpowers to...

Push enemy to brink of war Not backing down from a conflict Nukes or nothing!

1953: Soviets create H-Bomb No US advantage!

Remember me? Robert J. Oppenheimer Here is my analogy of the situation

Mutually Assured Destruction

Country has enough bombs to insure that she can destroy enemy even if they have more bombs!

Game Over There is NO winner…everyone loses!

Do you realize the impact of this? We wage peace the same way we wage war... show strength...take risks...make enemy think you will attack

H-bomb nicknamed Bravo detonated by U.S. in South Pacific March 1, 1954

Bikini Atoll (again) contaminated with radiation

Bravo explosion

Bravo hydrogen bomb crater now

Japanese fishing boat 80 miles away covered in radioactive ash (fallout)

Also, all fishermen got radiation poisoning! People realized they could be harmed by nukes (& TESTS) even from far away

Fallout shelters in the backyard? Many public buildings became designated fallout shelters

Ike’s “open skies” idea Both nations would inspect each other’s military sites from air Plan died but at least they were talking 1954

Sputnik: ‘57 Americans freaked ( arms race = higher gear ) Small satellite launched by USSR

Why did Sputnik cause such a panic? 1- Showed Soviets were ahead in the arms race 2-Soviets smarter than us? 3-If they can launch this…?

What did we do about it? US launched new education initiative stressing math & science

Federal $$$ went to education in hopes we would train our kids & keep up with Soviets

ICBM: Inter- Continental Ballistic Missile 50’s: BOTH SIDES MAKE: