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Good Morning!!!! 1.NVC 2.HOT ROC: Korean War 3.Nuclear Weapons During the Cold War Essential Question: What threat did nuclear weapons pose during the Cold War?
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HOT ROC: Korean War Which textbook do you find the most trustworthy? Why?
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Why not a “Hot” War? Brinkmanship: willingness to go to the brink of war without going over the edge – “ready to go to war to keep the peace” Result of an nuclear arms race – Competition to produce the most and the best nukes
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Threat of Global Destruction Deterrence: strategy to create a nuclear arsenal so deadly your enemy will not dare to attack you – Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD): neither side willing to actually fight – Hydrogen Bomb (H- Bomb): a new more powerful type of nuke
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Fission vs. Fusion Atom Bomb (Fission) Hydrogen Bomb (Fusion)
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Nuclear Detonations Nuclear tests common during the Cold War – Bikini Atoll – Nevada Test Site 2000+ nuclear weapons detonated between 1945-today – http://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=_W_lLhBt8 Vg http://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=_W_lLhBt8 Vg
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Atomic Artillery http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=play er_embedded&v=QsB83fAtNQE http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=play er_embedded&v=QsB83fAtNQE
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Operation Crossroads http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvjmsU48 TSc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvjmsU48 TSc
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The Baker Event http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=play er_embedded&v=gYbVQY0cBWk http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=play er_embedded&v=gYbVQY0cBWk
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Castle Bravo http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=play er_embedded&v=T2I66dHbSRA http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=play er_embedded&v=T2I66dHbSRA
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Tsar Bomb http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg9wbHfv oDM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg9wbHfv oDM
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