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The Arms Race. Andrew Abrahams Nick Shaffer Anna Thornton Llosh G êrmet. The Cold War. Era of tension between West and USSR Arms Race was central in trying to gain an edge. Early Race. Race started after WW II US were ahead of the Russians - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Arms Race
Andrew AbrahamsNick ShafferAnna ThorntonLlosh Gêrmet
The Cold War
• Era of tension between West and USSR• Arms Race was central in trying to gain an edge
Early Race• Race started after WW II • US were ahead of the
Russians• Both based missile
designs off of wartime German V2 rockets
• US developed first Hydrogen bomb in 1953 to be delivered by aircraft
Late 50’s – Early 60’s
• By end of 50’s, it was estimated 20 million Americans would die, 22 million injured in a Soviet missile attack
• JFK starts program to build shelters and educate the population on survival in 1961
Negotiations
• Non-Proliferation Treaty – US agreement to go into negotiation with Soviets
• SALT - Strategic Arms Limitation Talksfrom 1969 to 1972
• SALT 1 mostly unsuccessful • SALT 2 capped the maximum number of
nuclear weapons and delivery vehicles