1. On the Brink of Nuclear War

2. 1945 – USA Atomic Bomb
1949 – USSR Atomic Bomb
1953 – Hydrogen Bomb

3. Mutual Assured Destruction

4. 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

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

8. Bomb Shelters

9. Duck and Cover

10. 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?

12. Nuclear Arms Race

14. 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

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

16. 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

17. 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

18. Crash Course

19. Post war hope and cold war fears video on demand