Arms Race

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The Nuclear Arms Race was a competition for supremacy in nuclear warfare between the United States and the ______ _____.

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Soviet Union

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President Eisenhower used this expression to describe his belief that nuclear weapons were more cost effective than large regular armies.

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More Bang for the Buck

Front

Under this policy, a small offense or infraction towards a country that has atomic weapons could result in a nuclear attack:

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Massive Retaliation

Front

Americans built _____ _______ in their backyards to protect themselves against nuclear attack.

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fallout shelters

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This event set off the Nuclear Arms Race: The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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This event was the closest the Soviet Union and United States came to nuclear war:

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The Cuban Missile Crisis

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The ____ ____ Defense Plan was a space based defense system armed with x-ray lasers that would detect and deflect any nukes headed towards the United States.

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Star Wars

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Nuclear tensions finally started to ease when the United States and Soviet Union came to an agreement to ban: Long Distance Missiles, Intermediate Range Missiles, Short Range Missiles, All Missiles

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Intermediate Range Missiles