5. Origins(Immediate Causes)
- Dates back to World War
II with Germany's
development
-US proves initial nuclear
weapon superiority
-US develops monopoly on
nuclear weapons -->
Greatly feared by Soviet
Union
Bombing Over
Hiroshima
6. Early Developments
-U.S. creates the
Manhattan Project
-Soviet Union infiltrates
Manhattan Project with
spies
-US develops hydrogen
bomb
-Action-Reaction Cycle
Manhattan Project Scientists
12. Missile Competition
-The U.S. and Soviet
Union had competing
missiles programs
-Both introduced
Intercontinental
ballistic
missiles(ICBM's)
-Great Destructive
Power
Launch of Titan II
13. Stategic Defense Initiative
With the fear of imminent attack and the
technological growth of nuclear weapons
from the USSR, the U.S put in place an Anti-
Ballistic Missile System to defend U.S soil.
14. Star Wars
- The United states
developed an
experimental space
based laser system
under the title the
Strategic Defense
Initiative. Also
Known as the "Star
Wars" program
15. Growth of Nuclear Weapons
-US developed around
70,000 warheads
during the Cold War
-Soviet Union had
30,000 nuclear
weapons at the time
of collapse
16. Nuclear Weapons Treaties
- Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty- was created
by U.N to prevent the spread of nuclear
technology to non-nuclear nations
-Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty- Treaty created by
both the U.S and USSR to limit the number
of ICBM each country could have.
17. Mutually Assured Destruction(MAD)
The well understood belief that when
two opposing sides attack one
another with weapons of mass
destruction, both sides would be
annihilated irrevocably
18. Mutually Assured Destruction(MAD)
-Help to restrain nuclear
warfare
-Forces countries to
continue developing their
nuclear weapon
technologies
-Second Strike Capability
-Counteracted most nuclear
treaties
19. Brinkmanship
-Policy of John Foster Dulles
-Pushing things to the verge of
disaster in order to achieve a
desirable outcome
-US and Soviet Union used
brinksmanship against each
other
20. Destructive Power
"The destructive power of nuclear weapons
cannot be contained in either space or time.
They have the potential to destroy all
civilization and the entire ecosystem of the
planet."
International Court of Justice, July 8, 1996
22. General Nuclear Arms Race Effects
-Economic Effects
-Nuclear Paranoia
-Hatred between US and
USSR
-Assisted in the
bankruptcy of the
USSR
-Led to 'loose nuke' issue
23. Loose Nukes
-Poorly guarded nukes at the time
of Soviet Union collapse
-Many problems existed:
-Criminal and Terrorist Use
-Black Markets
-Scientists attempting to profit
26. So Class....
-Do you think the
United States
and/or Soviet Union
had alternate
motives behind this
nuclear arms race?
What could these
motives be?
27. So Class....
-Why do you think that no treaty was ever
created between the US and USSR or even in
modern day society, that bans nuclear
weapons in general?
28. Photo Credits
Cover Slide Picture
http://static.ddmcdn.com/gif/nuclear-arms-race-1.jpg
Split up Flag
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4k9_TLQ8kjE/T3KijjfEzRI/AAAAAAAABdY/E92VNcM02qU/s
Side by Side Rockets
http://www.realussr.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/buran-vs-shuttle-large1.jpg
Atomic Bomb in Hiroshima
http://media.nowpublic.net/images//bf/c/bfcad4f45b2d6dd9dd2e879d954d9d23.jpg
Nuclear Paranoia
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41KK510035L._SL500_AA300_.jpg
29. Photo Credits
P
Manhattan Project Scientists
http://static.ddmcdn.com/gif/manhattan-project-7.jpg
Hydrogen Bomb
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines07/images/0302-01.jpg
Leaders Wrestling
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VTGwdPRA2FM/TaL4IDgBFaI/AAAAAAAAACs/S9K6K8uSz
Gravity Bomb
http://www.nuclearweaponarchive.org/Usa/Weapons/Mk6.jpg
Loose Nukes
http://irp.newcitymedia.com/images/uploads/dispatch_images/loose-nukes-web.jpg
